Bobby Joe Brown, age 66 of Oakhurst, Texas, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Huntsville Memorial Hospital in Huntsville, Texas. He was born on March 23, 1947 in Kirbyville, Texas to parents Vernon Bronson Brown and Rosie B. Oliver Brown.

Mr. Brown married Elizabeth Chadwick in Houston, Texas on January 8, 1966. He honored his country by serving in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam conflict and First Marine Division - Kilo Co. 3/5. Mr. Brown was a member of Christian Faith Church in Oakhurst, Texas.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Rosie Brown and his wife, Elizabeth Chadwick Brown. He is survived by his daughter, Bridgette Young and his son, Michael Young, both of Oakhurst, Texas; two granddaughters, Mariah Gober and Tori Gober of Oakhurst, Texas; three brothers and four sisters, W. R. Brown of Hemphill, Texas, Vernon Charles Brown of Kirbyville, Texas, Mary Francis Barfield of San Antonio, Texas, Shirley Ann Jackson of Pasadena, Texas, Jerry Dean Brown of Pasadena, Texas, Judy Lynn Dorflinger of Pasadena, Texas, and Margaret Lavern Jones of Austin, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Christian Faith Church in Oakhurst, Texas. Rev. Dale Kelley will conduct the services. Interment will be held at Center Hill Cemetery in Oakhurst, Texas, following the church service.

Cochran Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Please sign our online register at www.cochranfh.com