Thomas Nathaniel Brown
December 14, 1927 ~ April 23, 2011
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Leicester, NC ~ Thomas Nathaniel Brown, of Mustang Drive, Leicester passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at his residence.
He was born December 14, 1927 in Buncombe County, NC and was the son of the late J. P. and Maude Anne Wingate Brown, and was preceded in death by his wife Betty Jean Byerly Brown in 1995 and a brother, Lawrence Brown.
He retired from the US Air force as an aircraft mechanic and worked for the US Postal Service for many years in Belleville, Illinois. He retired back to the Asheville, NC area in August of 2000.
He is survived by three daughters, Mary Ann Stanberry and husband Chuck of Hendersonville, Carolyn Jean Melton and Judy Ahle both of Leicester; son, John Kenneth Brown of St. Louis, Mo; five grandchildren, John, Tana, Jeremy, Jamie and Ashley and six great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held 7:00 P.M. Wednesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home East Asheville on Tunnel Road.
The family will receive friends following the service.
A funeral and graveside service will be held on Saturday in Belleville, Illinois under the direction of Pete Gaerdner Funeral Home.
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so sorry for your loss. tom was a sweet man and will be missed by all that knew him.
I’m sincerely sorry for the passing of your father. Your family will be in my prayers.
Sorry to hear of Uncle Tom’s passing. You all are in my prayers.
Bill
I love you so much Grandpa! You were an amazing man and I couldn’t have asked for a better grandpa and role model.
My sweet buddy…sweetest man; Always paying more than enough for the water bill!!! I love him!!
Uncle Tom was a kind and very pleasant gentleman. He loved his family and always greeted us warmly even though our contact in recent years has been brief. He is now in Paradise with our beloved Aunt Betty
‘what the heart has known and loved can never be taken away’
Jamie,
You and your family are in my prayers. Please take care of yourself, and treasure the good memories of your grandfather. He had to have been a wonderful man to have such an awesome granddaughter. I’m hugging you in my heart, and with you in spirit.
Your college mom,
I love each and everyone of you…
Scotty
Sutton
Mary Ann and family,
So sorry to hear of your Dad’s passing. Keep those wonderful memories close to your heart and he will be with you always.
Mary Ann and family, We are so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Tana i am so vary sory for your grandfater paassing and i know it hurts your heart but know that i am here for u if u need to talk and i LOve u and dear famliy i am so sorry to hear of your loss and yall are in my though in parys
MaryAnn & Chuck
May the Lord give you the strength to get thru this losing time. You are in our hearts and prayers.