David Michael Brown, 21, of Bruno, died Wednesday,
February 23, 2000 at Crown from injuries sustained
in an automobile accident.
He was born October 6, 1978 in Logan, the son of
Michael and Donna Grimmett Brown of Bruno.
David was preceded in death by his maternal
grandfather, Winfred "Bo" Grimmett, his great-
grandparents, Normal Toler & Minnie Goodman
Toler Browning & Arnold Ray Brown.
David was employed as a general laborer.
He served as a seaman for eight months in the
U. S. Navy aboard the FFG 15 Estocin and was
a 1996 Honor Graduate of Man High School and
was listed in Who's Who Among High School
Students for the years 1994-1995 and 1995-1996.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife,
Amber Perry Brown; one son, David Michael "Kayne"
Brown, at home, a half-brother, Michael (Tarrah) Moore
of Elyria, Ohio, his maternal grandmother, Doris Mosley
Grimmett of Bruno, his paternal grandparents, Waldo &
Mary Toler Brown of Lacoma; great-grandfather, Raymond
Browning of Christian and great-grandmother, Mayme Lilly
Brown of Lacoma; several special cousins, Benny Grimmett,
Jr., Roger Lamb, Megan Grimmett, and Katlyn Brown, all
of Bruno, Wesley and Lora Browning of Knightdale, NC,
Doug and Sarah Spears of Colliers, Misty Grimmett
Provence of London, KY, Sherry Williamson Hager of
Mallory, Elizabeth Williamson Caldwell of Man, Regina
Lamb of Gilbert, Charlotte Browning Short of Raleigh,
NC, Andrea and Marissa Browning of Ft. Lauderdale,
FL, and Dennis Joe Browning, Jr. of Christian, and
several aunts and uncles.
A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. February 27, 2000
at the Old Pathway Church of God with the Rev. Harrison
Williamson and the Rev. Frank Spears officiating.
The Barlow-Bonsall Crematorium, Charleston, WV was in
charge of cremation. Mounts Funeral Home, Gilbert, was
in charge of the arrangements.
**Special thanks to all of you who sent flowers, contributions, sympathy cards,
email messages and prayers. There were so many that I will never be able to thank
each of you individually. Just know that your kindess and thoughtfulness during
this very sorrowful time helped to ease our grief somewhat. As a mother of an only
child who died suddenly, I know that I will never be the same. I can only take one
day at a time and hope that someday that I can make some sense from this tragedy.
David was well-loved by many people. The day of the memorial service, the church
was packed and many people had to stand outside in the rain. We did not have a
traditional funeral service as the severity of David's accident prevented us from
viewing him one last time. A table was set up in front of the altar with pictures of
David's life adorning the table. The black box which contained his ashes was set in
the center of the table. To the left and right of the table were pictures of David,
beginning with his birth thru high school. Many of them are those that you see
in the java script at the top of this page. One frame was a collage of snapshots of David
during his growing up years. The flower arrangements we received were arranged
around the pictures.
I had never given much thought to what a memorial service is. But I can say
that David was truly memorialized that day. Even tho, we were all grief-stricken,
each picture helds it's own special memory for us. And those memories are what
will get us thru the days ahead.
