Eddie Brown, 1944-2020

Eddie Lee Brown, 75, of Lake Wales passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Bartow Regional Medical Center.

He was born December 6, 1944 in Lumber City, GA, to the late Eddie and Pearlie Brown. He moved to Lake Wales in 1969. Eddie was a golf course maintenance worker. He served in the U.S. Army. Eddie was a member of the Church of God and he loved to fish.

Eddie was preceded in death by his sister, Maxine Smith; and brother-in-law, Lee Kimbrell. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Marie Brown; son, Darrell Brown of Lake Wales; daughter, Malena Lomneck Woodham and husband Jonathan of Lake Wales; son, Darrell Brown of Lake Wales; sisters, Ellen Kimbrell of McRae, Georgia, Inez Douglas of Bartow, and Earlene Milhorn and husband Larry of Wahneta; and six grandchildren.

Services are pending. Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements.