Fray Brown, Jr.

FRAY BROWN, JR. Saltillo - Guile Fray Brown, Jr., 70, died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A Tupelo native, he was born April 5, 1943, to Guile and Margaret Brown. He was a self-employed contractor. He was an avid fisherman, loved hunting and NASCAR. He was a member of Tupelo Free Will Baptist Church. A family man, he dearly loved his children and grandchildren and the time he spent with them. Private family services and visitation will be at W.E. Pegues in Tupelo with Rev. Roger Smith officiating. Burial will be in Priceville Cemetery. Survivors include his beloved and devoted wife of forty-five years, Madeline Ives Brown of Saltillo; three daughters, Donna Turner of Saltillo, Sandra Wilburn (Kenneth) of Mooreville and Renee Turner (Randy Senter) of Tupelo; two sons, Eric Brown (Cindy) and Jeff Brown (Sharon) both of Saltillo; eighteen grandchilden; twenty-one great-grandchildren; four sisters, Gloria Jean, Jan, Denise and Joan. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Theresa Bieller.