Darryl Thomas Brown^[1]

1958 - 2011  (52 years)

• Name	Darryl Thomas Brown
  Born	7 Sep 1958	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Feb 2011	Murfreesboro, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	16 Feb 2011	East Tennessee State Veteran's Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I294762	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas Barkstel Brown,   b. 18 Dec 1921, Oliver Springs, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Nov 1997, St. Mary's Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Verlia Marie Rhea,   b. Abt 1922, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 9 Feb 2011  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Family ID	F115235	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sharon
  Children	1. Ethan Brown
  Family ID	F115236	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Sep 1958 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Died - 9 Feb 2011 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Oak Ridger (TN), 19 Nov 1997. Thomas Barkstel Brown obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 14 Feb 2011. BROWN, DARRYL THOMAS - 52, formerly of Clinton and Lenoir City, died Wednesday, February 9 in Murfreesboro. Darryl was born in Knoxville, TN on September 7, 1958. A 1977 graduate of Clinton Senior High School, he served with the United States Navy as a radioman aboard submarines. He earned an Associate of Science Degree from Roane State Community College in 1987 and then a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University in Dec. 1989. He devoted his career to designing fire protection systems for a number of production plants in the United States and subsequently oversaw the building of these systems. Darryl was an avid musician and cherished his days as a member of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. Preceded in death by his brother, James Barkstel Brown and parents, Thomas Barkstel Brown and Verlia Marie Brown, all of Clinton. Darryl leaves his sons, Ethan Thomas and Hewitt Madison of Lenoir City for whom there was mutual devotion and adoration. He also leaves his sister, Jane and her husband Pete Greenwalt of Knoxville; dear cousins, the Buchanan family of Nashville and many dear local aunts and cousins. Services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 at 1:30 pm at the East Tenn. State Veteran's Cemetery in Knoxville with Pastor Eddie Chasteen officiating. Family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, 2935 S. Fish Hatchery Rd., #401, Madison, WI 53711 or online at www.madisongear.com, or to the Mechanical Engineering program at Tennessee Technological University; Tennessee Technological University Foundation, Tennessee Technological University Mechanical Engineering Department, Darryl Brown Memorial Fund, P. O. Box 1915 Cookeville, TN 38505 "May You Never Walk Alone". Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton is in charge of arrangements. www.holleygamblefh.com