AHOSKIE – Mr. Jimmy Norfleet Brown Sr., age 82, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016.

Mr. Brown was born October 6, 1934 in Bertie County, NC, the son of the late John Brown and Bertha Hoggard Brown. He was also predeceased by his wife, Hazel Brown; a daughter, Barbara Brown Pearce; his brothers and sisters, Joseph Brown, Evelyn Brown Tripp, Ella Leigh Brown Clark, Raymond Brown, Curtis Brown, J.D. Brown and Woodrow Brown.

Jimmy was a retired mechanic.

He is survived by his daughter, Vicki Brown Collier and her husband Ricky; his sons, Jimmy N. Brown Jr. and Joseph Brown; a long time special friend, Robin Hoggard; a sister, Lillian Gandee; a brother, Bobby Brown; his grandchildren, Sharon Knowles, Melinda Myers, Matthew Myers, Karen Williams, and Megan Williams; and his great grandchildren, Mason Palazzolo, Eisley Myers, Kaleigh Williams and Waden Williams.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Woodland Full Gospel Church in Woodland, NC. Burial will follow at Stoney Creek Cemetery in Ahoskie, NC.

The family will receive friends at the home of his granddaughter, Melinda Myers, at 2222 Hwy 13 North, Ahoskie, NC on Friday from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m.

Massey Funeral Home in Aulander, NC is handling arrangements for the Brown family.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.haroldmasseyfuneral home.com.