Jimmy Brown

Graveside services and interment with Military Honors, for Mr. James "Jimmy" Andrew Brown age 58 of Cookeville, will be held Thursday August 28 at 3 p.m. at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville with Rev. Harold White officiating. His family will receive friends immediately following services at the cemetery. Mr. Brown died Thursday afternoon August 22, 2014 in Life Care Center of Sparta. Jimmy was born July 3, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Arthur B. and Ruby Ann Whittenburg Brown. He was a U. S. Army Veteran; worked a number of years as a HVAC Engineer for Opryland Hotel; and was of the Baptist Faith. Jimmy was raised in Nashville where he was an avid golfer and won a major youth citywide golf tournament. He loved hunting and fishing. Despite a valiant battle with MS, he handled himself with grace and dignity and always had a smile on his face. Survivors include his son, Jimmy Brown; daughter, Julia Brown both of Nashville;sister and brother-in-law, Brenda and Gary Floeter of Cookeville; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Michael and Sandy Brown of Rowlett, Texas and Arthur "ART" BROWN OF MURFREESBOR; NIECES, TIFFANY (LINCOLN) DABBS, ANGIE (CHRIS) TURNBOW, CINDY (TODD) ADAMSON, LISA (ERIC) NIELSON,AND AMY BROWN; AND NEPHEW, LOGAN BROWN.