SUMTER – Robert Ashley Brown Jr., 82, husband of Ann Aurelia Pritchard Brown, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.
Born May 15, 1932, in Goldsboro, NC, he was a son of the late Robert Ashley Brown Sr. and the late Edith Earl Thompson Brown Perry.
He was a retired communications specialist with the U.S. Air Force and he was of the Episcopal faith.
He is survived by his wife of Sumter; two daughters, Aurelia Ann Berry (Hollis) of Pickens and Perrie Brown of Manning; two sons, Michael Brown and Lawrence Brown, both of Sumter; three grandchildren, Ryan Ashley Brown, Anthony Michael Brown and Robert Justin Brown.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2015, in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Griffith officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 3 Spring Lake Court, Sumter.
Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children – Greenville, 950 West Faris Rd., Greenville, SC 29605.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org
