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Birth: Jan. 25, 1907 Hamby Taylor County Texas, USA Death: 1986 Gospel preacher listed in Preachers of Today, Vol. 1, 1952, 50. Bryan S. Brown died of cancer Sept. 25 at his home in San Diego, Calif., where he had been a preacher for 37 years. His funeral was held Sept. 30 at the Clairemont Church of Christ where he and his wife, Jewell, have worked for the past 29 years. V. M. (Bud) Watson and Bert Pauley conducted the services. Born in Hanby, Texas, Jan. 25, 1907, Brown's early life was deeply influenced by the faith and commitment of his family and the congregation they attended. His father was part of the eldership there. During 1931, the year he married Jewell Hicks, Brown began preaching in the farming community near O'Donnell, Texas. Later he worked with the church in Aledo, Texas. In 1942, he was drafted into the Army and was stationed in Olympia, Wash. No congregation was there, and he and Jewell were instrumental in beginning one. After being discharged from the army, they remained to help develop the congregation. They were supported by a few churches and Jewell's salary. After a year Brown moved to Los Angeles so he could enroll in Pepperdine College. He completed his bachelor's degree while working as full-time minister of the Sitchell Street Church of Christ. In 1949 he graduated cum laude with a double major in religion and history. Brown and Jewell moved to San Diego and worked with Front and Beach Church of Christ and then the Hillcrest church. They went to La Habra for a year then back to San Diego and the new church at Clairemont. The Browns' impact on the development of the church in San Diego County is inestimable. His love for the Lord and his dedication to the church have been stabilizing factors through the years, and we will miss him greatly. --Darrel M. Davis., Minister, Clairemont church of Christ. Gospel Advocate, November 6, 1986, page 673. An Empty Pew In San Diego  Bryan S. Brown died of cancer on Thursday, September 25, 1986, at his home in San Diego, California. His death will be deeply felt in this city where he has labored as a gospel preacher for thirty-seven years. His funeral was held on Tuesday, September 30, at the Clairemont Church of Christ where he and his wife, Jewell, have worked for the past twenty-nine years. V.M. (Bud) Watson and Bert Pauley conducted the services. Born in Hanby, Texas, on January 25, 1907, Bryan's early life was deeply influenced by two things: the faith and commitment of his family, and the church which they always attended. His father was part of an eldership which was determined that the small congregation would not lack for great preaching. Many of the better known preachers of that era were invited as guest speakers. Bryan developed a deep love for the Lord, the church, and for good preaching. During the year following his marriage to Jewell Hicks, in 1931, Bryan began to preach in the farming community near O'Donald, Texas. Later he worked with the church in Aledo, Texas. In 1942, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and was stationed in Olympia, Washington. As there was no congregation there, he and Jewell were instrumental in beginning one. Following his three years in the service he decided to remain in Olympia and help to develop that new congregation. They were supported in their work by a few churches and Jewell's salary. After a year Bryan decided that he must better prepare himself for his chosen vocation of preaching ' and they moved south to Los Angeles where he enrolled in classes at Pepperdine College. He completed his B.A. degree in three years while at the same time working as full time minister of the Sitchell Street church of Christ. At the age of 42, in 1949, he graduated, cum laude, with a double major in Religion and History. The year of his graduation Bryan and Jewell moved to San Diego to work with the Front and Beach church of Christ. Two years later they began work with the Hillcrest church and remained there for six years. They left San Diego in 1956 for one year at La Habra, California before being called back to San Diego to work with a new congregation in Clairemont--a new community at the other edge of the city. For the next twenty-nine years they remained to serve and watch the church grow. Their influence spread as hundreds of Christians in the U.S. Navy passed through the city and worked and worshipped with the church at Clairemont for a period of time before being transferred to other cities. In early June, 1986, Bryan became ill with what he thought was flu. Surgery on July 2, however, revealed cancer of the colon. His doctors said that it had metastasized and was in his lymph system and liver. On Thursday, August 21, he was told that he had from one to six months to live. As weakened as he was from surgery and the disease which was ravaging his body, on August 31, he was helped to the pulpit, seated on a tall stool, and preached a powerful sermon on the great attraction of heaven. In less than four weeks he was taken there to receive his reward. His unexcelled wit and droll good humor remained with him until a day or two before his death when he no longer had the necessary strength to communicate. Bryan and Jewell's impact on the development of the church in San Diego County is inestimable. His love for the Lord and his dedication to the church have been stabilizing factors throughout the years and we will miss him greatly. During the last six years of his life, semi-retired, in addition to teaching an adult Bible class, Bryan wrote a weekly bulletin article entitled, "My View from the Corner Pew." It was a thought-provoking, often amusing, stimulating, and delightful series. Within a few months these articles will be published in book form. Watch for them and allow Bryan to continue to have a voice of wisdom and wit in the church. Darrel M. Davis Minister, Clairemont church of Christ.---Firm Foundation, Nov. 11, 1986 680-81.     Family links:   Parents:   Edward Seymore Brown (1868 - 1958)   Hulda Lee Brown (1876 - 1947)   Burial: Unknown   Created by: Tom Childers Record added: Jun 22, 2010  Find A Grave Memorial# 54004141