John Roland Brown, 69, of Ringgold, Georgia, passed away Thursday December 28, 2016. A native of Raeford, he has lived in the Ringgold area for the past year and was formerly of Charlotte. He was a graduate of Hoke County High School and was a former employee of Baker-Mitchell where he worked for 5 years in sales.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Walter Duncan Brown Sr. and Delphia Parker Brown; and grandparents, Dr. George Washington Brown and Lola Brown. He is survived by two brothers, Walter D. brown Jr. of Cohutta, Georgia, and George (Annette) Parker Brown of Raeford; and cousins, Bill Brown, Cathy Brown, Hubert Wooten, Wayne Wooten and Delrose Morrison. There will be no local funeral. Arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home Wallis-Stewart Chapel Ringgold, Georgia.