- Date Of Birth: December 14, 1925
- Date Of Death: February 18, 2020
- State: Illinois
The Rev. Abraham Brown, 94, a longtime Jacksonville, IL resident, entered into eternal rest on Feb. 18, 2020, in Knoxville, TN.
He was born Dec. 14, 1925, in Fulton, MO, the son of Charles and Lena Reese Brown. He married Helen C. Blue on Jan. 17, 1944, in Jacksonville and she preceded him in death on June 20, 2013.
He is survived by three daughters, Cheryl McCleary (husband, Rev. Jerry) of Knoxville, TN, Bonnie Kay Fearson of Springfield, and Aurelia Reese of Hesperia, CA; ten grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; ad two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one son, Abe Brown Jr. (surviving wife, Jackie of College Station, TX); and two sisters, Dola Robinson and Ruth Norton.
Pastor Brown was ordained in 1963 and helped serve Mt. Emory Baptist Church in Jacksonville. He was then called to serve at St. James Baptist Church in Hillsboro, where he ministered for nearly thirty years. Abe served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He had also worked for the City of Jacksonville and the State of Illinois.
