John Hardy Brown
Killed in a car accident. Obituary from The Birmingham News, November 9, 1952:
"Funeral services for John Hardy Brown, 68, of 125 Springdale Rd., Ketona, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Brown-Service Norwood Chapel.
Mr. Brown, who retired only a month ago after 30 years of service with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, was killed instantly Saturday when his car crashed Into the side of a moving L. & N. train. Mr. Brown was killed at a railroad crossing between Gardendale and New Castle, en route to meet his wife visiting relatives in Decatur.
It was an extremely foggy early morning when Mr. Brown decided to leave for Decatur, against the recommendations of his family. That was the principle reason for the collision with the train.
A native of Decatur, Mr. Brown moved to the Birmingham area in 1925.
For nine years he was employed by the Illinois Central Railroad.
At the time of his retirement from the L. & N. lines, Mr. Brown was a boilermaker at the Boyles Yards.
The Rev. Gurley Bowen will officiate at services.
Surviving Mr. Brown are:
his widow, Mrs. Ethel R. Brown;
three sons, R. G. Brown of Birmingham; William H. Brown of Sylacauga, and Earl G. Brown of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.;
a brother, J. E. Brown of Spencer, N. C.;
a sister, Mrs. J. R. Boyer of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
and two half-brothers, Jim Brown of Louisville, Ky., and Sam Brown of Decatur."
Killed in a car accident. Obituary from The Birmingham News, November 9, 1952:
"Funeral services for John Hardy Brown, 68, of 125 Springdale Rd., Ketona, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Brown-Service Norwood Chapel.
Mr. Brown, who retired only a month ago after 30 years of service with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, was killed instantly Saturday when his car crashed Into the side of a moving L. & N. train. Mr. Brown was killed at a railroad crossing between Gardendale and New Castle, en route to meet his wife visiting relatives in Decatur.
It was an extremely foggy early morning when Mr. Brown decided to leave for Decatur, against the recommendations of his family. That was the principle reason for the collision with the train.
A native of Decatur, Mr. Brown moved to the Birmingham area in 1925.
For nine years he was employed by the Illinois Central Railroad.
At the time of his retirement from the L. & N. lines, Mr. Brown was a boilermaker at the Boyles Yards.
The Rev. Gurley Bowen will officiate at services.
Surviving Mr. Brown are:
his widow, Mrs. Ethel R. Brown;
three sons, R. G. Brown of Birmingham; William H. Brown of Sylacauga, and Earl G. Brown of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.;
a brother, J. E. Brown of Spencer, N. C.;
a sister, Mrs. J. R. Boyer of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
and two half-brothers, Jim Brown of Louisville, Ky., and Sam Brown of Decatur."
John Hardy Brown
Killed in a car accident. Obituary from The Birmingham News, November 9, 1952:
"Funeral services for John Hardy Brown, 68, of 125 Springdale Rd., Ketona, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Brown-Service Norwood Chapel.
Mr. Brown, who retired only a month ago after 30 years of service with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, was killed instantly Saturday when his car crashed Into the side of a moving L. & N. train. Mr. Brown was killed at a railroad crossing between Gardendale and New Castle, en route to meet his wife visiting relatives in Decatur.
It was an extremely foggy early morning when Mr. Brown decided to leave for Decatur, against the recommendations of his family. That was the principle reason for the collision with the train.
A native of Decatur, Mr. Brown moved to the Birmingham area in 1925.
For nine years he was employed by the Illinois Central Railroad.
At the time of his retirement from the L. & N. lines, Mr. Brown was a boilermaker at the Boyles Yards.
The Rev. Gurley Bowen will officiate at services.
Surviving Mr. Brown are:
his widow, Mrs. Ethel R. Brown;
three sons, R. G. Brown of Birmingham; William H. Brown of Sylacauga, and Earl G. Brown of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.;
a brother, J. E. Brown of Spencer, N. C.;
a sister, Mrs. J. R. Boyer of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
and two half-brothers, Jim Brown of Louisville, Ky., and Sam Brown of Decatur."
Killed in a car accident. Obituary from The Birmingham News, November 9, 1952:
"Funeral services for John Hardy Brown, 68, of 125 Springdale Rd., Ketona, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Brown-Service Norwood Chapel.
Mr. Brown, who retired only a month ago after 30 years of service with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, was killed instantly Saturday when his car crashed Into the side of a moving L. & N. train. Mr. Brown was killed at a railroad crossing between Gardendale and New Castle, en route to meet his wife visiting relatives in Decatur.
It was an extremely foggy early morning when Mr. Brown decided to leave for Decatur, against the recommendations of his family. That was the principle reason for the collision with the train.
A native of Decatur, Mr. Brown moved to the Birmingham area in 1925.
For nine years he was employed by the Illinois Central Railroad.
At the time of his retirement from the L. & N. lines, Mr. Brown was a boilermaker at the Boyles Yards.
The Rev. Gurley Bowen will officiate at services.
Surviving Mr. Brown are:
his widow, Mrs. Ethel R. Brown;
three sons, R. G. Brown of Birmingham; William H. Brown of Sylacauga, and Earl G. Brown of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.;
a brother, J. E. Brown of Spencer, N. C.;
a sister, Mrs. J. R. Boyer of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
and two half-brothers, Jim Brown of Louisville, Ky., and Sam Brown of Decatur."
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