Obituary of James Crockett Brown, 1935 - Montgomery Co. VA

"James Crockett Brown, 63, former United States deputy
marshall for the Western District of Virginia, and at one time a
candidate for election to the General Assembly on the Republican ticket,
died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs J M Zirkle, 1316
Chapman Avenue, SW, after a long illness. 
      Surviving are three daughters, Mrs Zirkle of Roanoke, Mrs
Willie Younce Hurt of Salem, and Katye W Brown of Harrisonburg, and two
brothers, A D Brown of Swords Creek, and E F Brown of Cambria. 
      The funeral will be conducted at the Main Street Baptist
Church, Christiansburg, Wednesday at 2 pm, by the Rev R A Cadle,
assisted by Rev J H Powers. Interment will be in Evergreen Burial Park
here. 
      Mr Brown has been closely affiliated with church, civic
and political affairs in Roanoke for a number of years. The funeral will
be directed by his Masonic lodge. 
      Active pallbearers: C S Graybeal, H C Chumbley, Otho
Altizer, Paul Foster, R I Roop and J C Angle. 
      Honorary pallbearers: Dr A M Showalter, Albert Correll, J
E B Smith, Charles Calhoun, S Greene Proffitt, C W Surface, W E Bain, A
P Linkous, P W Sarver, C A Bechtler, M F Stump, Roscoe Surface, Guy
Ellett, Bentley Hite, Dick Shelton, P M Ledford, Cullen Murray, Harris
Hoge, Bob Willard, Dr W H B Marshall, L W Sarver, W Lee Brand, Charles A
Johnson, C C Shelburne, J W Moses, H S Thomas and James Rangeley". 

(Submitter note:This obit is from a Roanoke newspaper in 1935. James was my greatuncle,
born 1873 in Montgomery Co VA.)

Submitted by Barbara Brown Eakley <eakley@webtv.net>

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