Jerry Lee Brown

Jerry Lee Brown, 67, of Gallipolis, died peacefully at home with his family on Friday, March 11, 2011. He was born April 5, 1943 in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of the late Edward Brown and Edith Sturgeon Brown. He graduated from Portsmouth High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society and played trumpet in the band. As a young man he delivered papers and worked for the Portsmouth Times, and also worked for the Ideal Milk Company as a deliveryman. Jerry served as a radioman in the U.S. Army from February 1963 until December 1969. He earned an expert badge as a rifleman. After leaving the army he completed an electrical apprenticeship with I.B.E.W. Local 317. He worked for the local until retirement, his last years with the local were with Brown Electric until he retired in 2003. During his life, Jerry enjoyed playing guitar and singing, gardening, and feeding and watching wildlife. He was a man of faith and could be found on Sunday mornings listening to gospel bluegrass. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Edward Brown, Jr. of Mount Pleasant, Michigan; his sister, Carolyn Brown Estepp of Ashland, Kentucky, and grandson, Jason Tackett of Greensboro, North Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Nutter Brown and their children, Jerry "Buddy" Lee Brown, Jr. of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dale and Danita "Dani" Brown Corbin of Elizabeth City, North Carolina; Mia Young Patterson of Jackson, Ohio, and Christopher and Paula Brown Polcyn of West Point, Virginia. Jerry will also be missed by his grandchildren, Samantha Tackett of Mission Viejo, California; Kyle Grady Brown of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Carrie Meghan Brown of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Jessica Patterson Fulks of Gallipolis, Ohio; Bonnie Polcyn of West Point, Virginia; Vincent Polcyn of West Point, Virginia; a great granddaughter, Kennidy Paige Fulks of Gallipolis; his brothers, Stephen and Shelia Brown of Elizabethtown, Kentucky; and Jeffrey and Teresa Brown of Wheelersburg, Ohio; his sister, Mary Ann Phillips of Columbus, Ohio; two aunts, Betty and Margie, and his brothers-in-law, Nelson and Vivian Nutter, Tom and Marcella Nutter, and Terry and Vada Nutter. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with Monsignor William Myers officiating. Burial will follow at the Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery in Gallipolis, Ohio. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. For those considering an expression of sympathy, memorials may be made to: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Carolina Chapter, 2301 Stonehenge Drive #200, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615-4378. Online condolences may be made at www.wilcoxenfuneralhome.com