Ernest L. Brown

Ernest L. Brown, 72, of Wortham, passed away on Sept. 10, 2020, at Freestone Medical Center in Fairfield. Graveside services will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, at 1 p.m. at Wortham Cemetery, with Minister Tas Betts Jr. officiating. Honorary pallbearers are James Brown, Malcolm Brown, Patrick Lovely, Al Brown, Grover Moten and Charles Hill.

Ernest was born on Oct. 17, 1947, in Earle, Ark., to the late Erma Lee Walker and J.C. Brown. Ernest attended school at F. Wheeler High School. He served in the Army. After his service, he worked for the city of Dallas and for the Dallas Times Herald Newspaper.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Erma Lee Walker; father J.C. Brown; and brothers W.T. Roberts, J.L. Brown and James C. Brown. Ernest leaves to cherish his memories his sister, Mary J. Kennedy (Charles Kennedy); three nieces, Sylvia Brown, Tammy Brown and Diane Brown; three great-nieces; four great-nephews; special friend Raquel Hogan, as well as a host of great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.

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