Harold “Ben” Benjamin Brown, 90, of Conroe, Texas, formerly of Bridge City, Texas, passed away on March 23, 2018, in The Woodlands.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Claybar Funeral Home in Bridge City, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Mark Legendre. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.
Visitation will be prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Born in Longview, Texas, on July 18, 1927, he was the son of Louis E. Brown, Jr. and Ada Evelena (Kennedy) Brown. Ben retired from Firestone after 33 years of service. He honorably served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He played football at Longview High School and briefly attended TCU and A&M. He was a member of the OCAW Union, a lifetime member of the Church of Christ and served as an Elder at the Osborne Road Church of Christ in Bridge City. Church was a big part of his life and Ben enjoyed going to gospel meetings. He loved oil painting and mostly painted landscapes. Ben loved his family dearly and will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Ada Brown; loving wife, Joyce Neumeyer Brown; and 5 siblings.
He is survived by his daughters, Rebecca Norwood and husband Charles, of Jasper and Sandra LeBlanc and husband Gary, of Oakridge North; grandchildren, Jennifer LeBlanc, of Houston, Amber Harris and husband David, of Plano, Melissa Fenton and husband Mike, of Montgomery, Anne Robertson and husband Daniel, of Benbrook, and Tim LeBlanc, of Willis; 4 great-granddaughters; and 6 great-grandsons.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675.
Condolences
Greene Family
April 3, 2018
Please accept my family's heartfelt condolences on the loss of your dear loved one. May you find comfort and peace in fond memories of them, and hope in God's biblical promise to very soon,"swallow up death forever, and death will be no more."
John Gooch
March 27, 2018
Saddened to hear of Ben's passing. I worked with Ben at Firestone for many years and always thouht of him as a friend. Ben was a constant soarce of entertainment and some of his stories and antics I still share today. Ben was a boxer at one point in his life and he could frequently be seen shadow boxing, once he over shot and connected a good right hook to my jaw, I instintively gave him one in the solar plexus, never knew if that was an accident or intentional but when we both recovered we had a good laugh. Many more stories but I'll close and say i share your grief, Ben was surely a treasure and I'm glad I was able to share a small part of his life. John Gooch The Woodlands
Truman And Diane Goodman
March 26, 2018
Truman and Diane Goodman purchased the Emerald Garden Basket for the family of Harold "Ben" Benjamin Brown.
From: Virgil And Team .....Woodforest Development
March 26, 2018
From: Virgil and Team .....Woodforest Development purchased the Peaceful White Lilies Basket for the family of Harold "Ben" Benjamin Brown.