Paul M. Brown

February 8, 2015

Paul M. Brown, 89, of Cantonment, passed away on February 4, 2015, after a long illness. Paul was a native Floridian, born on December 19, 1925, near Lakeland to Lee and Pauline Brown, and grew up at Bratt in Escambia County. He was a veteran of World War II. He worked at Cantonment’s paper mill for 36 years, retiring from Champion Paper Co. in 1991. An avid fisherman, he and his wife Betty spent much of his retirement years on their houseboat near Stockton.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Gladys ‘Teenie’ Brown; and son, Roland.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Frances Brown; sons, Russell G. (Karla) Brown and Randy K. Brown of Cantonment; Rodney M. (Faye) Brown of McDavid; Randy W. Hall of Mobile; daughter, Wanda A. Hall of Atmore; 14 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and sister, Grace Long. A granddaughter penned this of him: “The cutest, sweetest, kindest, most amazing man EVER! Heaven has certainly gained another beautiful angel today.”

Funeral services will be held at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North in Cantonment on Monday, February 9, 2015, at 2 p.m.

Graveside service will follow at the family cemetery at Christian Home Church in McDavid.

Pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Barry Brown, Jarrod Brown, Andrew DuFrain, Randy Hall Jr., Matthew Gunter, and Shay Thigpen.

Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.

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