Herman Donald Brown

Herman Donald Brown, 86, of Captain's Dr., Candler, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at the VA Medical Center. A native of Buncombe Co., he was a son of the late Herman Manson Brown and Edith Elizabeth Robeson Brown Wells. He was also preceded in death by a brother, James Louis Brown. Mr. Brown was a Veteran of the U.S. Marines, having served in WWII and in the Pacific. He worked as a FDIC Bank Examiner, and at the Grove Park Inn as a security officer. Mr. Brown is survived by his wife of 38 years, Barbara B. Brown; sons David Keith Brown of Asheville, Daniel Brian Brown and wife April and their daughter Danielle of Morganton, and Jonathan Robert Brown and wife Dena and their daughters Bethany and Abigail of Asheville; a sister, Mrs. Margie Carmichael of Orlando, FL; a brother, Mr. George Brown and wife Pat of Ballwin, MO; many very loved nieces and nephews; and by his beloved Cocoa Chihuahua, who knew when he was gone and grieves greatly. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday in the chapel of the Western Carolina Veteran's Cemetery in Black Mountain. The Rev. Stan Welch will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to the Charles George V.A. Hospice Community Living Center, who went above and beyond to help comfort him. They were his angels.