Virginia Beach City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Browne Jr., James April 12, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com August 24, 2014, 5:35 pm Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Thursday, April 16, 2009 VIRGINIA BEACH - On resurrection Sunday, April 12, 2009, the Lord beckoned James "JB" Browne Jr. with outstretched hands and whispered softly "come to me." He willingly accepted the Master's call. James was born May 4, 1935, in Georgetown, S.C., to the late James H. Browne Sr. and Lila Knox. He accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Miracle Temple Baptist Church in Newport News, Va. He was employed at Global Security until his health failed. He enjoyed singing gospel music and was so full of life. He never met a stranger. He took pride in being a family man and loved sharing his life experiences; he was loved and well respected by all who knew him. His memory will forever be treasured by his loving wife, Vanessa, four sons, two daughters, two daughters-in-law, one sister, six sisters-in-law, one mother-in-law, Martha Horne, one father-in-law, Earl Jefferson, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and a host of aunts, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday at noon in New Hope Baptist Church, 395 Old Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach. Interment will follow in Betty Jones Memorial Park . The family will receive relatives and friends for remembrance and visitation Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Beach Funeral Services Inc., 4456 Bonney Road, Virginia Beach. You may offer condolences to the family online at www.beachfuneralservices.com. "While we are mourning the loss of James, Heaven is rejoicing for a soul set free!" Kevin A. Sanderlin, funeral director. Additional Comments: Jones Memorial Park File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/virginiabeach/obits/b/brownejr5895gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb