Rev. Gurnade Brown
October 11, 1928 - May 21, 2009
Rev. Gurnade Brown, 80, Cairo, Georgia, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Born October 11, 1928, in Boonville, Indiana, he was a son of the late Quincy and Sadie Hester Brown. He married Bonnie Blackford on June 11, 1948, and she preceded him in death on February 27, 2008. He was a Minister with the Pentecostal Church, having spread the Gospel to many as well as baptizing over 2000 people. Rev. Brown was associated with Faith Farm Ministries, Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, FL, for over 55 years serving as a pastor and on the Board of Directors. He was also a member of Cairo Church of God.
He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Rev. Michael and Theresa Brown, Okeechobee, Florida; daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Anthony Dumitras, Winston, Georgia; daughter and son-in-law, Joyce B. and Hubert Sellers, Cairo, Georgia; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Elizabeth Brown, Douglasville, Georgia; sisters, Nyla Allen, Fort Branch, Indiana, Norma Black, Tennyson, Indiana, Linda Duncan, Evansville, Indiana.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, (Lewis )Clifford Brown.
Gurnade was my wife Vicky's uncle. He gave his life to Christ at the old Pilgrim Holiness Tabernacle at 12 years of age (1940)where our church is located now. We grew quite close to he and Bonnie when we attended and served in his church, and Faith Farm Ministries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from 1983-1990. Visitation is Sunday May 24th from 4:00PM -8:00PM, with funeral Monday at 2:00PM at Koehler Funeral Home in Boonville,Indiana, with burial at Maple Grove Cemetary in Boonville.
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