Samuel Lee Brown, 73, of Bethany Church Road, Colerain, died Monday, December 7, 2009 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville.
Born in Hertford County, he was a retired truck driver with A. T. Byrum & Sons. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon.
Survivors include his wife, Peggy Lee Brown; a daughter, Christine B. Morgan of Tallulah, La.; a son, Phillip Brown of Roanoke-Rapids; brothers, Lindsay Brown of Lawrenceville, Va. and Wayne Brown of Ahoskie; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Colerain with the Rev. Tommy Tripp officiating.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at Walker Funeral Home and at other times at the home.
Memorial gifts may be made to Bethany Baptist Church Building Fund, 704 Bethany Church Road, Colerain, NC 27924 or to Perrytown Fire Department, 848 Perrytown Road, Colerain, NC 27924.
Condolences can be left at www.walkerfh.net.
Walker Funeral Home, Windsor, is handling the arrangements.