Deacon Willie R. Brown, 75, died July 25, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach.
He was born in Tennille, Ga., and lived in Indian River County for 60 years, coming from Homestead.
Before retirement, he worked for the Indian River Exchange Packing House for 60 years.
He was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon.
Survivors include his wife, Karen Faye Brown, of Vero Beach; sons, Travis Norris and Jamie Brown, both of Vero Beach; brother, James Hagans, of Vero Beach; sisters, Mary E. Darrisaw, Annie Williams and the Rev. Hattie Pearl Hagans, all of Vero Beach, Ernestine Miller, of Macon, Ga., and Gloria Hunter, of Dorchester, Mass.; and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. July 29 at New Prospect Baptist Church in Oslo.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. July 30 at Macedonia Baptist Church in Vero Beach.
Burial will follow at Gifford Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Hortense/Mills Memorial Funeral Home.
