Joe Brown

Mr. Joe F. Brown, age 95, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on November 22, 2013, at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Brown will be conducted on November 24, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Jerry Legg and Bro. DeWayne Goodgine officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery of Dyer. Mr. Brown was born November 29, 1917, in Gibson County, Tennessee; the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Leacy Smith Brown. He worked both as an inspector for Kellwood Company and farmed. Mr. Brown was a member of First Baptist Church of Dyer. Mr. Brown is survived by his spouse, Sue Brown; son, David Brown; daughter, Ellen Spain and spouse David; step-daughters, Paula Langston and spouse Ricky, and Bettye McCall with spouse Bill; eleven grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; spouses, Martha Arnold Brown, Leola Patterson Brown; and brothers, Raymond and Charles Brown. The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, November 24, 2013. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Joe F. Brown.