Stephen Earl Brown was born September 2, 1952 in Memphis, TN the son of the late Edsel Earl and Jane Elizabeth Hope Brown. He departed this life on October 23, 2013 in Selmer, TN at the age of 61 Years, 1 Month, 21 Days.
Steve received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Columbia University. He was a Requisition Eng -ineer with General Electric in Selmer. He worked for GE from the initial plant opening until 1997. For the last several years he owned his own business, Maxtech, in Selmer.
Steve was very active in youth sports in McNairy County. He was a founding member of Pee Wee Football and the original coach of the Redskins team. He was a gridiron booster for MCHS football, a MCHS basketball booster, and founder and sponsor for the Jr. High Track Meet in McNairy County.
He attained the rank of Eagle Scout and was a member of the Order of the Arrow society of the Boy Scouts of America. Steve was a wide range Philanthropist, a Relay for Life sponsor, a member of the Selmer Country Club and the Selmer Moose Lodge. He was a lifetime member of the NRA and was an avid hunter and sportsman. He was a nationally recognized primitive rifleman and reenactor and received over 50 awards for his marksmanship.
He is survived by a daughter, Jessica Brown Huff of Selmer, TN; two sons, William Daniel Brown of Arlington, TN, Kaleb Grant Brown of Tupelo, MS; two grandchildren, William Jackson Huff, John Marvin McDaniel Huff; three sisters, Billie Sanders and husband Dennis of Selmer, TN, Jo Ann Poindexter of Adamsville, TN, Kelly Brown of Independence, MO; his former wife, Barbara McDaniel Brown of Selmer, and a host of extended family and friends.
In addition to his parents, Steve was preceded in death by three sisters, Janet Brown, Shellaine Wilbanks, Donna McAfee-Newman.
