Michael Allen Brown

MSgt (Retired) Brown, Michael Allen, 61, a resident of Prattville, Alabama passed away on December 16, 2013 at home surrounded by his family and friends. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2013, at 12:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Prattville Memorial with Dr. Tom Ward and Father John Wesley officiating. Burial will follow in Prattville Memory Gardens with Prattville Memorial Chapel directing. Mr. Brown proudly served his country in the United States Army for 22 years. His last station of duty was Fort McPherson, Georgia where he retired from in 2009. Prior to that, he was stationed in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He also served in the Montgomery area for many years as a recruiter. Early in his career he was stationed in Germany for three years. Prior to his military service, he worked for Bellsouth and AT&T in the Birmingham area. In 2009, Mike was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease which he fought valiantly until his passing. Mike was born and raised in Talladega, Alabama where he attended Raymond L. Young Elementary School and graduated from Talladega High School. He attended Gadsden State Junior College, UAB and graduated from University of Montevallo with BA in Business. Mike was a Baptist, a man of strong faith and throughout his life unselfishly defended others. His hobbies included traveling, cheering for the Alabama Crimson Tide, music and playing guitars and singing with his friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan Hand Brown; father, Allen L. Brown; his grandparents, Curt and Grace Brown and Lydia Dye; and daughter-in-law, Jessica Abbott Brown. He is survived by his one son, Shane Brown; his mother, Dorothy Dye (Tony) Jurgens; two twin grandchildren, Annabelle and Bishop Brown; two brothers, Richard Brown and Brett (Jamie) Brown; one step-sister, Cathy Zavadil; one step-brother, Larry Jurgens; extended family members and many friends. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening at Prattville Memorial from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation, Wounded Warriors or Parkinson’s Research at UAB. The family would like to express a special thanks to Home Helpers and Baptist Hospice. “Some people come into our lives and quickly go; some stay for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts and we are never, ever the same.”

Michael Allen Brown

June 27, 1952 - December 16, 2013