Services for Benny J. “Bo” Brown will be held Monday, February 12, 2018, at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Mark Vincent officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be Monday from 11 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. Brown, 85, of Decatur, died on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson.
He was a native of Conehatta, MS, and lived in Decatur for most of his life. He was owner/operator of Benny Brown Electrical Service. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War. Mr. Brown was a member of Clark-Venable Baptist Church of Decatur.
Survivors include wife, Blonzell Ladd Brown of Decatur; son, Steve (Laura) Brown of Louisville; grandson, Taylor (Jennifer) Mills; great-granddaughters, Morgan, Peyton and Lauren Mills; sisters, Jackie Gibbs of Morton and Lola Kelly of Lake.
Mr. Brown was preceded in death by sister, Martha Brown Nation; and brothers, James Brown and William “Bud” Brown.
Pallbearers are George Hays, Tommy Keith, Buck McDonald, Taylor Mills, Bill Brown, Graham Clark, Marty Ladd, Austin Bowen and Keith Fulton.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Clark-Venable Baptist Church of Decatur.