Frank Hale Brown, age 87 of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at the Langdale Hospice House, Valdosta, Georgia. Frank was born on July 5, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Martha Dalton Brown and Paul Enoch Brown. Frank was in Management and Marketing with Phillips Petroleum for 38 years. He loved his country and served as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division in the United States Army. Frank was a member of the West End Presbyterian Church where the Pastor is Reverend John Akers. He loved to play golf, and enjoyed spending time with his family and his beloved dachshund Maggie. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Burt Brown.
Survivors include his loving wife of thirty-eight years, Donna Jones Brown of Valdosta, Georgia, daughter and son-in-law: Deborah Reagin and husband Michael of Monticello, Georgia, son, Russell Brown of Snellville, Georgia, step-children, Becky Ridley, Mike Killeen and wife Sandy, Jackie Cooper and husband Ken all of Lake Park, Georgia, grandchildren: Rachell Brown, Allison Selph and husband Justin, Jordan Williams and husband David, Katie Hall and husband Jake, Logan McLeod and husband Jason, Brad Cooper, and Brice Cooper; great-grandchildren: Cassidy, Talan, Ryder and John Collins Selph, Pate, Hayes and Shepherd Williams, Brooks Hall, and Sadie McLeod, one brother, Paul Lee Brown and wife Marilyn of Indianapolis, Indiana, a sister, Phylis Butler of Indianapolis, Indiana, and two sisters-in-law: Kathy Winans and Tina Lingenfelter and husband Bob of Wellsville, New York.
Per his wishes, he will be cremated and the family will have a private service at a later date. The family request donations please be made to the Langdale Hospice House, 2263 Pineview Drive, Valdosta, Georgia 31602 or to The Dachshund Rescue of Georgia, P. O. Box 4323, Marietta, Georgia 30061-4323. Kind words and expressions of sympathy can be left for the family at
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