Lens "Hooter" Brown, age 82

Lens "Hooter" Brown, age 82, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017.

Born February 28, 1935 in McDowell County, he was a son to the late George Washington Brown and Effie Mae McKinney Brown. Hooter was an independent truck driver for many years and also worked as a sawmill operator. He was a member of the Restoration Church of Forest City and enjoyed hunting, fishing, singing and especially loved playing with his grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred Brown and Lester Brown; three sisters, Georgia Chapman, Ella Mae Hyatt and Florence Lowery.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of sixty-three years, Dolly Lowery Brown; one son, Dennis Brown and wife, Denese of Cliffside; a daughter, Diane Campbell and husband, Charles of Forest City; five grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Floyd Brown of Morganton and a sister, Margaret Surratt of Marion.

The funeral service was conducted at the Restoration Church of Forest City with Reverend Jerry Hames and Reverend Ray Broome officiating. Interment followed in the Biddix Family Cemetery in Marion.

Memorial donations are respectively requested to the Restoration Church, 133 Gardenbrook Drive, Forest City, NC 28043.

Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements.