Donald B. Brown
Published 4:29 pm Thursday, December 27, 2018
Donald B. Brown, 89, of Eustis, Fla., passed away December 8, 2018.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Frank and Missouri “Zude” McKinney Brown.
Don was a member of Bay Street Baptist Church. He was a former member and deacon of Zion Baptist Church when Reverend Clifford Smith was Pastor, before moving to Florida.
Don joined the Navy as a young man and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. Since moving to Florida, Don joined a camping missions group called Tools for Christ. He helped build churches all over the Eastern United States. Don loved the Lord and felt this was his mission in life. He never met a stranger. He was an active Gideon.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Elmer Brown.
Don is survived by his wife of 66 years, Dottie Gayheart, and four sons, Chris of Redmond, Wash., Rick, Tim and Greg of Florida. Six grandchildren and one great-grandchild as well as seven nieces and nephews also survive. He leaves two brothers, Bill and Larry Brown of Elizabethton, and three sisters, Margaret Jones, Norma Dyer and Creola Miller of Elizabethton.
A memorial service was held at the Pine Lakes Baptist Church which he helped build.
Courtesy of Memorial Funeral Chapel.