A Funeral Service for Glen L. Brown, 86, of Karnack will be held at 10:00am Friday, September 9, 2016 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with C.W. Huff, Jr and Mark Landers officiating. Interment will immediately follow the service in Andrews Cemetery, Karnack. Visitation with family and friends will take place Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Downs Funeral Home from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Mr. Brown passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at his home with his loving family by his side.

Glen L. Brown was born January 18, 1930 to A.W. and Zora Davis Brown in Friendswood, Texas. Glen spent the first 33 years of his life farming and ranching in Friendswood where he and Doris started their family. In 1963 they moved the family north to Karnack where Glen established a commercial cattle and hay business that is still in operation today. He and his family have been faithful members of Karnack United Methodist Church since moving there in 1963. Glen served as a Director for the Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative from 1976 until his retirement in 2015. He was chosen as the Harrison County Outstanding Young Farmer in 1965. Glen Served on the Karnack ISD School Board for 10 years. He also served as Vice President of the Harrison County Cattleman's Association, Secretary/Treasurer of the Harrison County Farm Bureau, Chairman of the County Farmers Home Administration Committee, and Vice Chairman of the ASCS Committee. Having served so proudly on many organizations within Harrison County, Glen was loved by and will be missed by many.

Those left to cherish the many warm memories of Glen L. Brown are his loving wife, Doris Brown; daughters, Glenda Brown, Marcia Brown Bice, Rebecca Brown Nelson and husband, Mark; son, Ross Brown and wife, Terri; brother, Stewart Brown; sister, Carol Brown Vaughn; grandchildren, Blake Bice and wife, Stephanie, Alison Payne and husband, Randy, Megan Golden and husband, Dusty, Hannah Brown Shaw and husband, Jared, Wade Nelson and wife, Jessica, and Kate Brown and fiancé, Ben Green; twelve great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.