This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonCollins10 Surnames: Brown, Settle, Fleming, Summerour Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.yadkin/4510/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Boonville- Mr. E. Ralph Brown of 1537 Charity Church Road died peacefully on Thursday, July 29, 2010. He had been a resident of Yadkin Nursing Care Center in Yadkinville for the past year. His funeral service will be held at Boonville United Methodist Church on Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 3:00 PM with Rev. Jenny Stewart, Rev. Daniel Brown (grandson) and Rev. Larry Summerour (son-in-law), officiating. He will lie in-state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Boonville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville. Mr. Brown was born July 22, 1914 to the late Samuel Jones "Buddy" Brown and Martha Jane Settle Brown of the North Oak Ridge Community. He was married to Willena Fleming Brown for 64 years before she died in July of 2000. Their children are Martha Sue (Rev. Larry) Summerour of LaGrange, Ga.; Neal (Mary) Brown, of Plymouth, David Brown of Cedar Mountain; Hugh (Brenda) B! rown, of Boonville. He had 9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother Glenn Brown of Boonville and a sister, Jenny Brown of Elkin. Siblings who preceded him in death were Noah and Fax Brown of Boonville and Mattie Sue Brown of Charlotte. Mr. Brown was a tobacco farmer and later a tank wagon driver for Quality Oil Company. He was also a skilled carpenter and helped two of his sons build their homes. During retirement he enjoyed being in his workshop building things including cedar chests for his grandchildren. Mr. Brown was the caretaker at Boonville Cemetery for several years, was a member of Boonville United Methodist Church where he sang tenor in the church choir for 62 years and was also a fiddle player, playing at one time with the bluegrass band "The Yadkin County Ramblers". Earlier this month he celebrated his 96th birthday by playing harmonica at a Brown Reunion. Memorials may be made to the Boonville United Methodist Church Building Fund! , PO Box 178, Boonville, NC 27011. Online condolences may be made to w ww.gentryfuneralservice.com. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.