David Charles Brown, age 71, of 625 Liberty Hill Church Rd., Mt. Gilead died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Autumn Care Nursing & Rehabilitation in Biscoe.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Long Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Russell Lee Brown and Rev. Larry Beaver officiating. Burial will follow in the Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Brown was a native of Troy, was a member of Prospect Baptist Church, and was retired from Troy Lumber Company. David was a loving father and grandfather. He had a passion for baseball and was a coach in Troy for many years.
He is survived by his sons, Chris Brown and his wife Bonnie of Troy, NC, Russell Brown and his wife Gwinne of Troy, NC; daughter, Susie B. Greene and her husband John of Mt. Gilead, NC; 9 grandchildren; and sister, Joyce Cagle and her husband Bill of Troy, NC.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Pugh-Troy Funeral Home, 211 North Main Street, Troy, NC and other times at the home of Susie Greene, 591 Liberty Hill Church Rd., Mt. Gilead, NC.
Memorials may be made to Troy Dixie Youth Baseball, c/o Karen Dozier, 617 Broughton St., Troy, NC 27371 or Montgomery County Dixie Softball, c/o Russell Strong, P.O. Box 147, Troy, NC 27371.