Larry Hugh Brown

Memorial services for Larry Hugh Brown, 84 of Baxter, will be Saturday, June 1 at 1 PM at New Home Baptist Church in the Boma Community of Putnam County. Bro. Charlie Wills will officiate. The family will receive friends from 11 AM until service time at the church. A private family interment will be in New Home Baptist Church Cemetery at a later time. Mr. Brown died Thursday night, May 23, 2019 at NHC Healthcare of Cookeville. He was born September 26, 1934 in Boma to the late Francis Malbert and Ora Mae Anderson Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Bert Brown, and a brother-in-law, Charles Anderson. He was a 1952 graduate of Baxter Seminary. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict from 1954 to 1957, serving as a Sergeant. He was a Tennessee Tech University graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. He was a member of New Home Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and served as a youth leader. Larry was a retired supervisor with the Social Security Administration with 30 years of service. Survivors include wife of 60 years (Married August 22, 1958 in Baxter, TN) Marie Phelps Brown of Baxter, daughters Anna Brown and Glenda Medley both of Baxter, son and daughter-in-law Larry Dale and Claudia Brown of Maryville, TN, grandchildren: Jackson Medley, Ashlyn Medley and Arianna Brown, a host of cousins, special brother-in-law and caregiver W.O. (Rose) Phelps, sisters and brother-in-law Arnell Anderson and Susan (Wayne) Stamps all of Baxter. Memorial contributions may be made to the New Home Baptist Church in Larry's memory c/o Virgle Brown, Jr. (Treasurer) 2420 Jared Ridge Rd., Baxter, TN 38544 or to your favorite charity. Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931)858-2134. You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.