"Passes Away: Burial Mon. Member of Prominent Family Died After Long Illness" E.M. (Cap) Brown, age 40 died at his home in Paintsville last Saturday night after a long illness from tuberculosis.
For the past several months, his condition had been serious and during the few weeks preceding, his death had been confined to his room.
Mr. Brown was a member of one of the most prominent families in Johnson County. His father was the late Frank A. Brown, one of the leading businessmen of Paintsville forty years ago. The death of E.M. Brown removes all of a larges family of children with the exception of one, Mrs. Josie Preston of Georges Creek. For many years, the deceased was engaged in the real estate and oil business and at one time had amazed considerable wealth. He was instrumental in the opening and development of Bridgford Addition, one of Paintsville's most important sub-division and installed a water system in that section before the present city system was installed. Funeral and burial took place Monday.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. D. Belt of the Mayo Memorial Church of which he was a member.
Burial in the old Brown Cemetery on the hill back of Paintsville.
He is survived by a wife and one daughter.
"Cap" Brown as he was familiarly known to the people of this section had many friends and his death had caused much grief.
Paintsville Herald Thursday 9-4-1930
For the past several months, his condition had been serious and during the few weeks preceding, his death had been confined to his room.
Mr. Brown was a member of one of the most prominent families in Johnson County. His father was the late Frank A. Brown, one of the leading businessmen of Paintsville forty years ago. The death of E.M. Brown removes all of a larges family of children with the exception of one, Mrs. Josie Preston of Georges Creek. For many years, the deceased was engaged in the real estate and oil business and at one time had amazed considerable wealth. He was instrumental in the opening and development of Bridgford Addition, one of Paintsville's most important sub-division and installed a water system in that section before the present city system was installed. Funeral and burial took place Monday.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. D. Belt of the Mayo Memorial Church of which he was a member.
Burial in the old Brown Cemetery on the hill back of Paintsville.
He is survived by a wife and one daughter.
"Cap" Brown as he was familiarly known to the people of this section had many friends and his death had caused much grief.
Paintsville Herald Thursday 9-4-1930
"Passes Away: Burial Mon. Member of Prominent Family Died After Long Illness" E.M. (Cap) Brown, age 40 died at his home in Paintsville last Saturday night after a long illness from tuberculosis.
For the past several months, his condition had been serious and during the few weeks preceding, his death had been confined to his room.
Mr. Brown was a member of one of the most prominent families in Johnson County. His father was the late Frank A. Brown, one of the leading businessmen of Paintsville forty years ago. The death of E.M. Brown removes all of a larges family of children with the exception of one, Mrs. Josie Preston of Georges Creek. For many years, the deceased was engaged in the real estate and oil business and at one time had amazed considerable wealth. He was instrumental in the opening and development of Bridgford Addition, one of Paintsville's most important sub-division and installed a water system in that section before the present city system was installed. Funeral and burial took place Monday.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. D. Belt of the Mayo Memorial Church of which he was a member.
Burial in the old Brown Cemetery on the hill back of Paintsville.
He is survived by a wife and one daughter.
"Cap" Brown as he was familiarly known to the people of this section had many friends and his death had caused much grief.
Paintsville Herald Thursday 9-4-1930
For the past several months, his condition had been serious and during the few weeks preceding, his death had been confined to his room.
Mr. Brown was a member of one of the most prominent families in Johnson County. His father was the late Frank A. Brown, one of the leading businessmen of Paintsville forty years ago. The death of E.M. Brown removes all of a larges family of children with the exception of one, Mrs. Josie Preston of Georges Creek. For many years, the deceased was engaged in the real estate and oil business and at one time had amazed considerable wealth. He was instrumental in the opening and development of Bridgford Addition, one of Paintsville's most important sub-division and installed a water system in that section before the present city system was installed. Funeral and burial took place Monday.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. D. Belt of the Mayo Memorial Church of which he was a member.
Burial in the old Brown Cemetery on the hill back of Paintsville.
He is survived by a wife and one daughter.
"Cap" Brown as he was familiarly known to the people of this section had many friends and his death had caused much grief.
Paintsville Herald Thursday 9-4-1930
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