Ed Brown

Edward "Ed" Lee Brown, 84, of Asheboro, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Randolph Health, Asheboro, NC.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 15, 2024, at Central Falls Baptist Church, with Rev. Gerald Hussey officiating. Burial will follow at Unity Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Ed was born in Moore Co., NC, on November 3, 1939, the son of the late Curtis Brown and Rona McNeill Brown. He was always working hard on his yard and his flowers. He loved listening to his blue grass music. Ed could make anyone laugh and was known to always have a joke ready. He worked at Big Deal Shoe Store as a salesman. Ed was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather.

In addition to his parents, Ed was preceded in death by his brothers, David Brown, Michael Brown; son, Teddy Brown; and grandson, Jamie Mabe.

Ed is survived by his wife of 39 years, Kathleen Brown; daughters, Tammy Maness (Don), Tammy Bates (Doug); sons, Tommy Brown (Sue), Lee Cooper (Judy); sisters, Doris Smith (Jay), Judy Upchurch (Robert), Barbara Morgan, Nell Gaines (Dannie); granddaughters, Holly Larrabee (Pat), Brooke Fender (Shane), Tiffany Staley (Jesse); grandsons, Jeremy Mabe, Nicholas Brown (Melissa), Cody Bates; and seven great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at Central Falls Baptist Church, prior to the service.