Francis Horatio BROWN II

     
     Francis Horatio BROWN II was born on 9 April 1920 in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama, son of Francis Horatio BROWN and Frances May ABNEY. Francis Horatio BROWN II also went by the name of Rasch.
     Francis began military service at age 22 on 16 May 1942 in Ft. McClellan, Alabama, as a sergeant in the 138th Army Air Corps. He trained at Bryan Field in Texas and served as trainer in Louisiana. He was honorably discharged 17 Dec 1945 at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama.
     Before the war Rasch had been working as a lumber inspector. He graduated Auburn University in 1946 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy and was an ardent Auburn football fan for the rest of his life. After college he worked for many years in agricultural sales and retired from the Alabama Department of Agriculture. His job resulted in his family living at various times in Montgomery, Cullman, Alabaster, and finally in Warrior.
     Francis married Virginia SANDERS on 12 September 1956 in the First Methodist Church, Montgomery, Alabama.¹
     Francis Horatio BROWN II died on 2 February 1991 in Warrior, Alabama, at age 70. He was buried on 4 February 1991 in the Abney Family Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton County.
     His obituary appeared 6 February 1991 in "The Clanton Advertiser": Funeral services for Francis H. Brown, Jr., 70, of Warrior, AL were February 4 at 1:00 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Abney Cemetery. The Rev. Richard Coggins and the Rev. Gary Sanders officiated with Martin Funeral Home directing. Mr. Brown died February 2 in Birmingham. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Brown of Warrior; one son, Francis Brown III of New Orleans; one sister, Frances Gulledge of Birmingham; four brothers, Thomas Abney Brown and Frank Brown of Maplesville; John Brown of Prattville and George Brown of Birmingham..