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Walter William Brown Sr.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel for Walter William Brown Sr., 77, who died Nov. 29, 2016, in Crowley.
Rev. Don Popp will be officiating for the services. The family is requesting visiting hours to be held Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to the time of service. Interment will be in Ebenezer Cemetery.
Walter was born in Grafton, West Virginia, and resided in Crowley. He worked at Acadia Lumber yard for 26 years. He enjoyed fishing during his spare time.
He is survived by his former wife, Audrey Menard Brown of Morse; three daughters, Brenda Thibodeaux of Opelousas, Mary Mire of Estherwood and Mechelle Bellard and her husband John of Morse; three sons, Harold Mire Jr. of Crowley, Mike Mire and his wife Martha and Walter Brown Jr. of Midland; three sisters, Cathleen Miller of Iota, Laura Brown of Morse and Mildred Dugan of Crowley; two brothers, Clarence Brown of Crowley and David Brown of Egan; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Brown is preceded in death by one daughter, Rosa Brown; one son Ricky Mire; his parents, Edward and Rosie Austin Brown; and two sisters, Nora Schexnayder and Alice Mae Brown.
Pallbearers will be Jessie Stutes, Matthew Stutes, Beaux Mire, Gary Brown, Joey LeJeune, and Walter Brown III.
Honorary pallbearers will be Shawn Duhon, and John Bellard.
Condolences may be sent to the family by www.geesey-ferguson.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home of Crowley.

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