Huntington Pearlie Brown ("Brownie"), 79, of Salem, died Saturday, October 16, 1993 at Lewis Gale Hospital. He was a Navy veteran, a retired machinist from Gardner-Denver Corp., where he was employed for 24 years, and a drummer on "Club 88" for 3 years on Channel 10 WSLS, Roanoke. He was the leader of the Brownie B. Trio in and around the Roanoke Valley for 35 years and played for 10 years at the Shenandoah Club. He was also a Deacon of the First Christian Church in Salem. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brown and four sisters, Mrs. Leona McKenzie, Mrs. Edna Dempsey, Mrs. Helen Daley and Mrs. Genevieve Walters, all of Spotsylvania County. He is survived by his wife and best friend of 55 years, Glenna M. Brown; a beloved daughter and son-in-law, Sue Ann and Frank C. Simms of Bloomington, Ind.; three grandsons, Chip Simms of Dallas, Texas, Kevin Simms of Bloomington, Ind. and Christopher Simms and wife Julie, of Carrollton, Texas; one great-grandson, Philip Simms of Newtown Square, Pa.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 20, 1993, at 12 noon at the First Christian Church in Salem, with the Rev. Wayne McCauley officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Lotz Salem Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Salem Rescue Squad.
Roanoke Times, VA, Oct. 18, 1993
Huntington P. "Brownie" Brown will be put to rest Wednesday as he lived - with music. Brown, 79, a well-known Roanoke Valley jazz musician who played on local television through much of the 1950s, died Saturday at a Salem hospital. At his funeral Wednesday, music will be provided by a Dixieland Jazz band put together by some of his friends. "Everybody who knew my husband connected him with music," Glenna, his wife of 55 years, said. "It'll be very appropriate." "Brownie" Brown, a Culpeper native, grew up in a musical family. His father played the fiddle. Brown took up the rhythm guitar, played square dances on the Roanoke City Market for a while and later switched to the drums and jazz. He played on "Club 88" on WSLS and later played on "Saturday Session" on WDBJ. At one point, he was on "for a half-hour three nights a week and an hour on Saturday. I saw him more on television than I did at home," Glenna Brown joked. Later he formed the Brownie B. Trio, which was the house band at the Shenandoah Club, and played private gatherings in and around the Roanoke Valley. Brown, a Navy veteran, was a machinist at Gardner Denver for 24 years. He was a deacon in First Christian Church in Salem. He quit playing the drums a decade or so ago - ending a music career that spanned five decades. Glenna Browns says he continued to listen to music - his stereo was always set up so he could push a button and tape any song he liked from the radio. "Music was right with him till the end," she says.
Roanoke Times, VA, Oct. 19, 1993
Roanoke Times, VA, Oct. 18, 1993
Huntington P. "Brownie" Brown will be put to rest Wednesday as he lived - with music. Brown, 79, a well-known Roanoke Valley jazz musician who played on local television through much of the 1950s, died Saturday at a Salem hospital. At his funeral Wednesday, music will be provided by a Dixieland Jazz band put together by some of his friends. "Everybody who knew my husband connected him with music," Glenna, his wife of 55 years, said. "It'll be very appropriate." "Brownie" Brown, a Culpeper native, grew up in a musical family. His father played the fiddle. Brown took up the rhythm guitar, played square dances on the Roanoke City Market for a while and later switched to the drums and jazz. He played on "Club 88" on WSLS and later played on "Saturday Session" on WDBJ. At one point, he was on "for a half-hour three nights a week and an hour on Saturday. I saw him more on television than I did at home," Glenna Brown joked. Later he formed the Brownie B. Trio, which was the house band at the Shenandoah Club, and played private gatherings in and around the Roanoke Valley. Brown, a Navy veteran, was a machinist at Gardner Denver for 24 years. He was a deacon in First Christian Church in Salem. He quit playing the drums a decade or so ago - ending a music career that spanned five decades. Glenna Browns says he continued to listen to music - his stereo was always set up so he could push a button and tape any song he liked from the radio. "Music was right with him till the end," she says.
Roanoke Times, VA, Oct. 19, 1993
Huntington Pearlie Brown ("Brownie"), 79, of Salem, died Saturday, October 16, 1993 at Lewis Gale Hospital. He was a Navy veteran, a retired machinist from Gardner-Denver Corp., where he was employed for 24 years, and a drummer on "Club 88" for 3 years on Channel 10 WSLS, Roanoke. He was the leader of the Brownie B. Trio in and around the Roanoke Valley for 35 years and played for 10 years at the Shenandoah Club. He was also a Deacon of the First Christian Church in Salem. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Brown and four sisters, Mrs. Leona McKenzie, Mrs. Edna Dempsey, Mrs. Helen Daley and Mrs. Genevieve Walters, all of Spotsylvania County. He is survived by his wife and best friend of 55 years, Glenna M. Brown; a beloved daughter and son-in-law, Sue Ann and Frank C. Simms of Bloomington, Ind.; three grandsons, Chip Simms of Dallas, Texas, Kevin Simms of Bloomington, Ind. and Christopher Simms and wife Julie, of Carrollton, Texas; one great-grandson, Philip Simms of Newtown Square, Pa.; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 20, 1993, at 12 noon at the First Christian Church in Salem, with the Rev. Wayne McCauley officiating. Interment will be in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Lotz Salem Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Salem Rescue Squad.
Roanoke Times, VA, Oct. 18, 1993
Huntington P. "Brownie" Brown will be put to rest Wednesday as he lived - with music. Brown, 79, a well-known Roanoke Valley jazz musician who played on local television through much of the 1950s, died Saturday at a Salem hospital. At his funeral Wednesday, music will be provided by a Dixieland Jazz band put together by some of his friends. "Everybody who knew my husband connected him with music," Glenna, his wife of 55 years, said. "It'll be very appropriate." "Brownie" Brown, a Culpeper native, grew up in a musical family. His father played the fiddle. Brown took up the rhythm guitar, played square dances on the Roanoke City Market for a while and later switched to the drums and jazz. He played on "Club 88" on WSLS and later played on "Saturday Session" on WDBJ. At one point, he was on "for a half-hour three nights a week and an hour on Saturday. I saw him more on television than I did at home," Glenna Brown joked. Later he formed the Brownie B. Trio, which was the house band at the Shenandoah Club, and played private gatherings in and around the Roanoke Valley. Brown, a Navy veteran, was a machinist at Gardner Denver for 24 years. He was a deacon in First Christian Church in Salem. He quit playing the drums a decade or so ago - ending a music career that spanned five decades. Glenna Browns says he continued to listen to music - his stereo was always set up so he could push a button and tape any song he liked from the radio. "Music was right with him till the end," she says.
Roanoke Times, VA, Oct. 19, 1993
Roanoke Times, VA, Oct. 18, 1993
Huntington P. "Brownie" Brown will be put to rest Wednesday as he lived - with music. Brown, 79, a well-known Roanoke Valley jazz musician who played on local television through much of the 1950s, died Saturday at a Salem hospital. At his funeral Wednesday, music will be provided by a Dixieland Jazz band put together by some of his friends. "Everybody who knew my husband connected him with music," Glenna, his wife of 55 years, said. "It'll be very appropriate." "Brownie" Brown, a Culpeper native, grew up in a musical family. His father played the fiddle. Brown took up the rhythm guitar, played square dances on the Roanoke City Market for a while and later switched to the drums and jazz. He played on "Club 88" on WSLS and later played on "Saturday Session" on WDBJ. At one point, he was on "for a half-hour three nights a week and an hour on Saturday. I saw him more on television than I did at home," Glenna Brown joked. Later he formed the Brownie B. Trio, which was the house band at the Shenandoah Club, and played private gatherings in and around the Roanoke Valley. Brown, a Navy veteran, was a machinist at Gardner Denver for 24 years. He was a deacon in First Christian Church in Salem. He quit playing the drums a decade or so ago - ending a music career that spanned five decades. Glenna Browns says he continued to listen to music - his stereo was always set up so he could push a button and tape any song he liked from the radio. "Music was right with him till the end," she says.
Roanoke Times, VA, Oct. 19, 1993
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