Richard J. Brown

Richard J. Brown, age 67, of Dahlonega, GA, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 at Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega, GA following an extended illness.

Richard was a native and lifelong resident of Lumpkin County. He was a retired hatchery manager, first with Owens Farms and later with Tyson Farms. He was of the Baptist faith and served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

Richard was the son of the late Robert Clyde Brown and Lela Estelle Peck Brown and was also preceded in death by brothers, Hoyt, Cecil, and Johnny Brown; sisters, Bessie Stancil, Joyce Arnold, Robbie Brown, Edith Brown, and Vera Brown; and an infant brother.

Richard is survived by his wife, Joyce Brown; son, Richie Brown ; daughter, Crystal Brown; brother and sister-in-law, George and Tammy Brown, all of  Dahlonega, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Donna and Larry Reed, Dawsonville, GA; grandchildren, Cody, Chase, and Chandler; mother-in-law, Nellie Collins, Dahlonega, GA. Numerous other relatives also survive.

Funeral services for Richard are scheduled for 2 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Banister Funeral Home Chapel in Dahlonega, GA.

Rev. J R Fields and Rev. Lyman Caldwell will officiate.

Interment will follow in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Lumpkin County with military honors provided by the Veterans Alliance Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends at Banister Funeral Home in Dahlonega on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 from 5 PM until 9 PM and again on Wednesday until time of service.

Online condolences may be made at www.banisterfuneralhome.net.

Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega, GA is in charge of the arrangements.