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1929 - 2010 (80 years)| Name | James Baldwin BROWN [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] | |
| Suffix | Jr. | |
| Birth | 14 Dec 1929 | Sumter County, South Carolina  |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Sumter, South Carolina at death- he had 8 great-grandchildren Obituaries: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 Posted: Thursday, February 25, 2010 JAMES B. BROWN Jr. James Baldwin Brown Jr., age 80, beloved husband of 55 years to Grace Elizabeth Alexander Brown, died on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 14, 1929, in Sumter County, a son of the late James Baldwin Brown Sr. and Annie Hatfield Brown. He was a lifelong resident of Sumter. He graduated from Edmunds High School in the year 1949 and was a class officer all the years of high school. He became very active in the retail business, taking management with the Western Auto Chain. In 1952, he became budget manager of Hughes Tire Service, Good Year, General Electric and RCA Dealers. In 1959, he established Appliance and Television Center Inc. and Browning Hall Furniture in downtown Sumter for 25 years. He retired from the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Co. and later from Hill Furniture. Mr. Brown was a lifetime dedicated civic leader. He was president of the Merchants Association several times. He was chairman of the Salvation Army for two years, during the big building fund for the Youth Center on Belk Street in Sumter. He was on the restorative committee of downtown Sumter, the committee to establish Habitat of Humanity, the committee for the Crosswell Children's Home and the committee of the Sumter Shelter. He was a member of the Sumter Rotary Club, a Mason and a member of many other committees. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as superintendent of the Sunday School Junior Department for many years, leading their Sunday school music program. He was a longtime member of the church choir as well as a soloist and served on numerous committees. Mr. Brown served as a deacon, an elder and was named elder emeritus. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Kenneth DeWayne Brown and his wife, Gerri, of West Columbia; two daughters, Sherry Brown Glidewell and her husband, Charlie, and Alicia Brown Thomas and her husband, W.M. Errol, all of Sumter; two sisters, Alene Brown Hawkins and her husband, Paul, of Rock Hill and Annie Lee Brown Marion and her husband, Bill, of Columbia; a brother, Alec E. Brown DDS MS and his wife, Patsy, of Columbia; two sisters-in-law, Claire G. Brown and Sybil B. Brown of Sumter; seven grandchildren, Heather Thomas Kurzenberger and her husband, George, Amanda Thomas Berry and her husband, Steve, William Thomas, Shawn Glidewell Levendoski and her husband, Michael, Christine Glidewell Stutz and her husband, Matt, Simms Brown and her husband, Whitney, and Griffyn Brown; eight great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, James Baldwin Brown III; six brothers, J.W. Brown, Raymond Brown, Cecil Brown, Thomas Brown, Carl Brown and Leland Brown; and two sisters, Kathleen Brown Parker and Bernice Brown Dombrosky. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Mark Durrett and the Rev. Josie Holler officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers will be Harry R. Brown, Leland E. Brown Jr., Michael Brown, Raymond Brown, Thomas E. Brown, John A. Dombrosky Jr. and James L. Marion II; his nephews; Dr. Mayes DuBose; and the deacons, elders and elders emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Bullock Funeral Home and at other times at the residence of his daughter, Alicia Brown Thomas. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to the Fireside Fund, c/o The Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29151. The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff of Solaris Hospice. You may sign the online guest book for the family at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements. James Baldwin Brown Jr.: 1929-2010 Posted: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 6:00 am | Updated: 10:52 pm, Mon Mar 1, 2010. BY RANDY BURNS rburns@theitem.com Sumter has lost a beloved businessman and civic leader. James Brown Jr., 80, a Sumter County native, died Feb. 23. He spent more than 30 years as a manager of several local businesses, including Appliance and Television Center, Browning Hall Furniture and Hill Furniture Co. Sam Hunter, who operated a business on Main Street, said Brown was a very good businessman. "He was willing to help people in need," he said. "He would give people credit because he knew they couldn't pay the full price. I bought a lot of things from him over the years. And he was just straightforward. When he said something, you knew he was going to keep his word. His word was his stock and trade." Dr. Ted Young of Sumter said he knew Brown for more than 50 years. "He was a kind and generous man," said Young, "who loved his church, his family and his community. He took wonderful care of his friends and customers." Brown belonged to numerous local civic groups and was chairman of several important fundraising and revitalization committees. He was chairman of the Salvation Army for two years, during the successful building fund for the Youth Center on Belk Street. He was on the restorative committee for downtown Sumter, the committee to establish Habitat of Humanity, the committee for the Crosswell Children's Home, the committee of the Sumter Shelter and was a former member of the Sumter Civic Chorale. He was a member of the Sumter Rotary Club, a Mason and a member of many other committees. Daughter Alicia Thomas said her father had trouble saying no when he was asked to help someone. "My father was involved in so many committees and organizations that we know we left a lot of them out of the obituary," Thomas said. "He was always doing something for somebody else." Brown was also actively involved as a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served in many capacities, including Sunday school superintendent, a deacon, an elder and elder emeritus. Brown also sang in the choir and became well-known for his baritone voice. "He sang at more than 200 weddings," she said. "There are not that many baritone voices around. He had such a strong, comforting and soothing voice." Thomas said her parents had a very special relationship. James and Grace Alexander Brown were married 56 years. "They had a one-in-a-million marriage," Thomas said. "You just don't see many marriages like theirs. They were married on the 20th of the month. And he would always plan vacations or special events to take place on the 20th." Thomas, who was born on Oct. 20, does not credit her parents for her birthdate. "Let's just say I think a higher power is responsible for the date I was born," she said. Betty Reese said she met James and Grace Brown soon after she and her husband moved to Sumter in the 1960s. "James Brown has always been a gentleman and a good businessman," Reese said. "He has a wonderful family. He was just a good Christian man. When people would go to see him, they would walk away with more joy than they ever gave him. I don't have anything but kind words to say about James Brown and his family." Thomas said her father called the family together the day before he died. "Right until the end, my father was the head of the family," she said. "He kept his dignity." Thomas said her father chose not to take "heroic measures to prolong his life, but to let nature take its course." "I want people to know that my father was at peace and that he was ready to go to the Lord," Thomas said. "He wanted us all to be in the room. We had the young grandchildren there, from 1 year old to 7 years old. He told us that he loved us and that he would see us in heaven. There is no doubt in my mind that the Lord and my father had the time of his death orchestrated to the last minute." Posted in News, Local news on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8] | |
| _UID | C0ADD012D92646F7B8BCAEDD886F54481D4C | |
| Death | 23 Feb 2010 | Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 26 Feb 2010 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [5] |
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| Person ID | I84704 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 24 Jun 2016 | |
| Father | James Baldwin BROWN, Sr. d. Bef 12 Nov 2002 | |
| Mother | Annie Geneva HATFIELD d. Bef 12 Nov 2002 | |
| _UID | BB27DBC0EDC94A0E8B059B237B453C461B19 | |
| _UID | BB27DBC0EDC94A0E8B059B237B453C461B19 | |
| Family ID | F58830 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Grace Elizabeth ALEXANDER, b. 20 Sep 1933, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 27 Dec 2013, Lake Marion Nursing Home, Summerton, South Carolina (Age 80 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | 1955 [5] | |||||||||
| _UID | 91ACE39CD4544EF991B4F4630739245C8759 | |||||||||
| _UID | 91ACE39CD4544EF991B4F4630739245C8759 | |||||||||
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| Family ID | F58837 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 4 Mar 2010 | |||||||||
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