Jerry Brown

Jerry Martin Brown, 80, of Olive Hill, Tennessee, passed from this life on Monday, March 16, in Jackson, Tennessee. He was born on September 22, 1945, in Morgan County, Alabama, to his parents Lewis Martin Brown and Ossie Veola Murphy Brown Taylor.
Brown spent his childhood in Morgan County Alabama, until his family relocated to Hardin County, Tennessee, while still in his developmental years. He would develop a love for the outdoors enjoying the beautiful nature of the area.
In his young adult years, he would bravely serve his country by joining the U.S. Army serving a tour of duty in Vietnam. He would meet and marry his wife Shirley Mae Murphy Brown in June of 1966 and the two made Olive Hill their forever home, raising their son and setting deep roots in Hardin County.
Being a hard worker, he worked for many years as a sheet metal worker, and proudly served in the Army National Guard until his retirement. Mr. Brown was also community minded as he was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Clifton,Tennessee. Being spiritually minded he attended Olive Hill Baptist Church and visited the Crossroads Union Church in Savannah and was raised in the Baptist faith. In his leisure time he could be found watching Alabama Football, and his favorite classic westerns. However, he held no other time closest to his heart than the moments he spent with his family especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife Shirley Mae Murphy Brown; son Jeffrey Allen Brown (Trina); grandsons, Andrew Martin Brown (Mercedes), Ayden Roark and Cody Brown, all of Olive Hill, Tennessee; great-grandchildren, Kamden Brown, Brynli Brown, William Brown, Whitley Brown, Levi Melson, and Landon Barnett all of Olive Hill, Tennessee; siblings James Monroe Brown and Martha Lavern Taylor of Savannah, Tennessee; as well as nieces, nephews, family members, and friends.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister Jeanette Hunt.
Funeral services were held on Friday, March 20, with Timmy Keen officiating, burial with military honors were held after the funeral service at the Crossroads Union Church cemetery.