Wayne Leroy Brown, 69, of Nobleboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior after battling lung disease on Jan. 10.
He was born May 18, 1940 in Damariscotta, a son of the late, Thelma Harriman and Leroy Brown. He grew up in Nobleboro and graduated from Waldoboro High School, Class of 1958, when he joined the family farm to work with his dad, Leroy.
On May 14, 1960 he married Dorcelle Barrington and they made the family farm their home. It was on the family farm that they raised their five children. Their sons, Buddy and Lester, and grandson, Zachery, now run the homestead.
Wayne loved working on the farm and the day before being admitted into the hospital he could be seen plowing the snow.
In 1980, Wayne was one of the original founding fathers of the Coastal Christian School. Recently he helped start the jail ministry in Knox County. He was a member of Gideon’s International since 1966 and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Waldoboro where he shared the Lord’s work with others and helped many other people along the way.
Above all, Wayne will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who was anxiously awaiting the arrival of his second great-grandchild.
Survivors include his loving wife of 50 years, Dorcelle Brown of Nobleboro; sons, Buddy Brown and wife, Kim, of Nobleboro, Adney Brown and wife, Penny, of Roseville, Mich., Lester Brown and his wife, Lisa, of Nobleboro, and Glen Brown and his wife, Trina, of Waldoboro; daughter, Jeanne Ward and husband, Andrew, of Bridgton; sister, Brenda Hilton and husband, John, of Newcastle; grandsons, Benjamin Brown and wife, Nicole, of Nobleboro, Zachery Brown and wife, Melissa, of Nobleboro, Dustin, Mason and Garrett Brown of Roseville, Mich., and Christopher and Dakota Brown of Nobleboro; granddaughters, Lydia and Jasmine Brown of Nobleboro, and Brittney Brown, of Waldoboro; and great-grandson, Jayden Brown of Nobleboro.
Visiting hours 6-8 p.m., Wed., Jan. 13 at Hall Funeral Home, 949 Main St., Waldoboro. Celebration of Wayne’s life 10 a.m., Thurs., Jan. 14 at the First Baptist Church of Waldoboro with Pastor Jon Vermillion, Buddy Brown and Jeff Norton, officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Wayne’s memory may be made to the Coastal Christian School Gym Fund, 574 North Nobleboro Rd., Waldoboro, ME 04572.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 949 Main St., Waldoboro.
