THE ODESSA AMERICAN
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Charlie Brown

KERMIT — Charles Richard Brown, 65, of Kermit, went to be with his Lord on
 Monday, June 7, 2004. Charlie was born March 6, 1939, in Paris, Ark. He was
 the son of the late Sammie Brown and Martha Redding Brown. Charlie proudly 
served his country in the U.S. Navy. He married Judy McAllister on September 
14, 1979, in Lauren, South Carolina. They were residents of Kermit since 1985
 and members of the First Assembly of God Church in Monahans, where Charlie 
served on the deacon board. He was employed as a pumper for Chaparral Energy.
 He was a workaholic, but somehow always found time for his family and a 
little fishing.

Charles is survived by his wife, Judy Brown of Kermit; four sons, Michael 
Brown and Cody Brown of Petaluma, Calif., Richard Frady of Russellville, 
Ark., and Jeffrey Frady of Newberry, S.C.; and three daughters, Kelly King of
 Fort Worth, TX., Rebekah Rideout of Odessa, TX., and Sherry O’Quinn of 
Newberry, S.C. Survivors also include his brothers, Jerry Brown of Spiro, 
Okla., and Larry Brown of Odessa, TX; his sisters, Barbara Nichols of 
Carthage, Mo., and Elizabeth DeCoster of Las Vegas, Nev.; six grandchildren; 
and one great-grandchild. His parents and one sister, Dorothy Gentry,
 preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 10, 2004, at Family 
Services Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Woody officiating. Pallbearers 
will be Demetrio Lujan, Bobby Lentz, David Natividad, Jim Garret, Byron Cody 
and Anson Luna. Charlie will be laid to rest with military honors at the 
Kermit Cemetery following the funeral services.

Arrangements are entrusted to Family Services Funeral Parlor of Kermit.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the First Assembly of God, Youth
 Fund, PO Box 1492 Monahans, TX 79756.