Floyd Brown Jr.

Mr. Floyd Brown Jr., 76, of Charleston, KY died at 10:45 P.M. Friday, November 7, 2003 at his home. \ Born December 1, 1926 in Charleston, KY he was the son of the late Floyd Brown Sr. and Ethel Dobyns Brown. \ Mr. Brown spent 48 years in education; 37 of those years being in the Hopkins County School System. He taught at Beulah, Nebo, St. Charles, Charleston, Mortons Gap and Seminary. He later served as principal at Anton, Mortons Gap, St. Charles and Madisonville North Hopkins Schools. He was the principal at the Madisonville High School and the first principal at the Madisonville-North Hopkins School from 1967until 1985. From 1959 until 1966 he served as Director of Instruction for the Ft. Campbell Dependent School District. \ Under his leadership Madisonville-North Hopkins High School achieved accreditation from the Southern Assc. of Secondary Schools. \ He was also a Korean War U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Charleston Missionary Baptist Church. \ He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Wilma Hicklin Brown of Charleston and several nieces, nephews, in-laws and cousins. \ Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 11, 2003 at the Barnett-Strother Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Madisonville. Pallbearers will be his nephews. \ Friends may call on Monday from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home and on Tuesday from 9:00 A.M. until the service. \ Memorials may take the form of donations to Green River Hospice. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \ \ \ \ \