John Earl Brown
May 3, 1939 - May 21, 2011
Posted by: Jo Aguirre
http://www.wilsonlittle.com
John Earl Brown was born on May 3, 1939, in Norman, the
first-born son of Earl Lee Brown and Ethel Attaway-Brown. He died due to
complications following open heart surgery May 21, 2011.
John attended schools in Norman and was in the Army and went on active duty when
he was 16 years old. After his military service, he returned to Norman and
worked at several plumbing companies. He began his career as a truck driver in
the '60s and found his true passion being on the road. He worked for the
Department of Public Safety, Lake Patrol and was a member of the "Fuzz Tones"
band.
John was a free spirit who loved life and people. He never met a stranger and
had many friends throughout the United States. It has been said that when John
was made, they broke the mold because he is one of a kind. He lived life to the
fullest and always said, "If anybody has had more fun than me, I don't know who
it would be."
He married Gayle Jean Powell and they had two children. A daughter named Tammy
Jean in 1964 and a son named William Courtney in 1969.
In 1979, he married his second wife Paula Joyce Grissom. They had a daughter
named Paula Sherea. Paula married and had twins, Brock and Macy Miller
He was preceded in death by his parents Earl and Ethel; grandparents Lee and
Stella Brown and Thomas and Emma Attaway; and his brother, Paul Brown.
He is survived by his wife, Paula Joyce Brown; daughter, Tammy Britnell, son
Courtney Brown and daughter Paula Miller. Grandchildren Misty Britnell, Carson
Brown, Addison Brown, Brock Miller and Macy Miller; two sisters, Lela Dunlap and
Pat Hogan and husband Ernest; brother, Courtney Brown and wife Martha; A cousin
Mary Perrin Hatley who was like a sister to him and her husband Pat Hatley who
spoke at the funeral. Also many in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of
friends.
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