George Wiley Brown

GEORGE WILEY BROWN Leicester – George Wiley Brown, 89, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2006, at his home, following a period of declining health. Mr. Brown was born July 1, 1917, in Madison County and had resided in Buncombe County since 1945. He was the son of the late William Chester and Ora Wild Brown, and was also preceded in death by a sister, Edith Laura Brown, a brother Mallie E. Brown, and an infant grandson, William James Brown. He was retired from Southern Railway and was also a retired dairy farmer. Surviving are his wife, Kathleen Reems Brown of the home; daughters, Lorraine Brown Cook and her husband, Frank, and Dorothy Brown Grindstaff and her husband, Dan, a son, George Edward Brown and his wife, Delores, all of Leicester; one nephew, Gale Brown and his wife, Harriett, of Marshall; eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 6:00 p.m. Monday, July 31, at Newfound Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Revs. Mark Ball and Charles Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. His family will receive friends at the church from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. (one hour prior to the service). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Newfound Baptist Church, PO Box 6, Leicester, NC 28748, or to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting with the arrangements.