Anthony Brown Obituary

Anthony "Tony" W. Brown
Alton - Anthony Wayne Brown, known to many as "Tony Brown" was born on Aug. 31, 1956 in Alton, Illinois, to the union of the late Superintendent Cornelius B. Brown Sr. and Mother Bertha Mae Casey Brown. He was the tenth child of 11 children to this union. At an early age Anthony accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and in early 2021 rededicated his life to Christ.
In 1975 Anthony graduated from Saints Junior College in Lexington, Mississippi. Following graduation, he began working full time for Pepsi. When you looked for him the first place you would check was, the top of the house. He did not stop on top of the roof, he also did electrical, plumbing, and carpentry. Tony was "the jack of all trades".
In Dec. 1973 Tony was blessed with his beautiful son, Anthony Womack. Later in life, in June of 1990, he was united in holy matrimony to Marrisa Brown and from their union was his daughter April Wooten.
Tony was a member of Brown's Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in Alton.
On Sunday June 13, 2021, after 64 years of service, the Lord called him home to be with him at River Crossing Nursing Home. He leaves to cherish his children, Anthony Womack and April Wooten of Alton; seven grandchildren;12 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Alma Jean (Walter) Washington, Alberta (Michael) Porter both of Alton, Mable Holmes of Lewisville, Texas, and Rose Lenox of Charlotte, North Carolina; two brothers, Cornelius (Dorothy) Brown Jr. of Peoria, Illinois, and James Brown of Houston, Texas; along with a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.
Anthony is preceded in death by his parents, Cornelius and Bertha Brown Sr.; Siblings, Hancy Nelson, Zaddie Frison, Christine Harris, and Mary Henderson; also three nephews, Sylvester Frison Jr. (Syl), Walter Washington Jr. (Jay), and Christopher Harris.
Visitation will convene Friday, June 25 from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at Brown's Faith Temple COGIC. Interment will follow at Upper Alton Cemetery. Services entrusted to Harrison Funeral Chapel and Cremation Center of Alton.

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Published by The Telegraph on Jun. 23, 2021.