Hugh Weldon "Bo" Brown, Jr., was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to so many. He passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the age of 83.

Bo was born in Roanoke, Texas on February 10, 1941, to Hugh W. Brown and Dorothy Swan Brown. He was the youngest of four children and was a member of the Church of Christ. He graduated from Northwest High School and attended the University of North Texas. He met Annette in 1962, and they were married on August 24, 1963. They made their home in Roanoke and had three daughters. In 1973, they moved to Marshall. He worked for Roadway Express for 30 years and retired in 1997. He loved spending time with his family and watching his girls play sports, swim, ride motorcycles and everything else they participated in. He and Annette loved to take road trips and have traveled all over the United States. He was always helping anyone he saw in need. He loved working in the yard and loved all the animals. He will be greatly missed by his special kitty Goldy and his grand dog Sugar. He was a huge Texas Longhorns fan, and he and Annette spent lots of time in Austin and Oklahoma City watching the Longhorns play ball. He was a friend to so many and will truly be missed.

He was preceded in death by his father, Hugh Brown, mother,, Dorothy Swan Brown, daughter Monica Lynn Brown, sister, Vondal Reed and brother-in-law, Mickey Reed.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Annette, daughters, Michelle Edmonson (Don) and Mindy Waldrop (Jeff), grandchildren, Kristen Muse (Kevin), Chelsea Reno (Scott), Charla Waldrop, Logan Edmonson (Sarah) and Donna Manning (Anthony), great grandchildren, Marleigh Muse, Audrey Reno, Aiden Reno, Jacob Reno, Collin Reno, Keira Reno, Leni Edmonson, Ellie Gates, Landon Gates, Dominique Manning (Lexi) and Jamian Manning, brother, Gene Brown (Anita), sister, Elaine Brown and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday January 24, 2025, at Eastern Hills Church of Christ in Marshall, Texas. Interment will follow at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends wil be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Downs Funeral Home.