Obituary of Rep. Larry Brown

Kernersville-Representative Larry R. Brown 69 of Kernersville died Thursday August 16, 2012 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Services will be held 2pm Tuesday August 21, 2012 at Kernersville Wesleyan Church 930 N. Main St. Kernersville. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. Rep. Brown was born February 9, 1943 in Winston-Salem to the late William E. and Ruth Holcome Brown; he was retired from the US Postal Service. Rep. Brown graduated from Kernersville High School in 1961, and received his B.A. in Business Administration from Central Wesleyan in 1971. He was a veteran with the US Navy from 1965 until 1969. Rep. Brown was elected to the North Carolina House of Representative in 2005, served as a Alderman for the Town of Kernersville for 11 years and as Mayor from 1997-2005. He is survived by his wife Martha Vance Brown, a step son William V. Bertrand, step daughter Susan W. Bertrand both of Wilmington; sisters, Dorothy Brown Leamon (husband Burt) of Clemmons, Wilma Brown Ward of Port Orchard, WA; brothers William E. Brown (wife Sylvia) of Waxhaw and Joel D. Brown of Madison. Memorials may be made to a North Carolina Charity of your choice in memory of Rep. Larry Brown. Boles Funeral Home of Southern Pines and Pierce-Jefferson Funeral Services of Kernersville are in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at: www.bolesfuneralhome.com or www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com Service Information