Reverend Franklin Leonard Brown, Sr., passed away January 11, 2015, in Shreveport, LA. Franklin was born March 5, 1932, in Marshall, TX, to Walter Brown Sr. and Frankie Knighten Brown. He was a graduate of Wiley College, and served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Franklin was a construction contractor. Surviving Rev. Brown are his children, Daphne Brown-Dyer, Franklin Brown, Jr., Omar Brown and Aram Brown; 2 grandchildren; and brothers, Billy Brown, Paul Brown and Jimmy Brown.