David E. Brown Sr. did not want a funeral. He was preceded in death by his father, Marvin A. Brown; mother, Edna R. Brown both of Jacksonville, NC; one brother, Marvin N. Brown; and one sister, Edna Kate Brown of Jacksonville, NC.

Those left to cherish his memory include one daughter in North Carolina, Tammy; one son in Louisiana, David E. Brown Jr.; wife in Louisiana, Lisa S. Brown; three step children in Louisiana; grandchildren and great grandchildren in Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas.