Arthur "Snooky" Brown

ARTHUR E. BROWN was born on July 7, 1942 in Lane, South Carolina, the youngest son of the late Beckett Lloyd Brown and Gettle O. (Murrell) Brown of Lane, S.C. Arthur (fondly known to family and friends as “Snooky”) went home to be with our Lord/God March 24th, 2018, after a brief stay at the Northwest Rehabilitation Nursing Center. Snooky was one of five children out of his parent's union. Arthur “Snooky” as an infant was brought to Baltimore, Maryland when his parents returned to their family home here. He lived in Baltimore until he slipped away. He attended Baltimore City public schools, and majored in upholstery restoration. When given any piece of furniture item he could restore it and create a better one. During his pre-teens, just as his older brothers did, he too, delivered the Afro-American newspaper and worked at a candle making shop. Snooky at the age of 19, married Etta Sellers. From this union they had daughters, Cheryl and Yvette. He loved being with his family and going to different places to eat, shop and support family gatherings. He spent time with his siblings and their families and lived mainly with his eldest sibling, his sister, Marie, sometime after he and Etta's divorce. He lived in and around Baltimore City. He had a place that fit him best for a long period his apartment right around the corner from his brother's residence (Edward Sr.), as he always lived close to his family. His eldest daughter Cheryl has a son, Eric, his only grandson, who he loved and look forward to their times which included trips, birthday parties, along with Eric and Cheryl and Yvette's graduations from school to colleges and so much more. He grew up and attended his brother, Elder Edward L. Brown Sr.'s, church Second Shiloh Church of Christ Disciples, DOC. He was very proud when his brother Edward became an ordained minister. Later he and his friend Joe joined, was baptized and studied the bible under Reverend Arthur Jones of Jones Tabernacle in West Baltimore. He faithfully attended there, then later humbly worshipped at Gillis Memorial Community Church on Park Heights Avenue with his sister Marie. He was employed and retired from the Wm. T. Burnett & Co., where he was an active member of United Furnitures and worked with machinery there. He took his job seriously and loved his fellow co-workers as they too loved him. They would call, visit and check on him and every year would bring him a turkey for the holidays. Before his retirement he purchased his beloved Cadillac. It was a royal blue Seville with a semi-convertible beige rag top. It was sharp and he looked awesome driving it, people would say that's sweet. He would visit his youngest sister Gladys all the time. He had many hobbies, talking to his siblings, daughters, nieces, cousins alike and especially his mother before she passed. He then would specialize in self time, watching sports; basketball, football loving the Ravens and even the Eagles, listening to music like Isaac Hayes and Alicia Keys. He loved when the dvd's came out he made a collection of stars such as all of Denzel Washington's movies. He liked to dress nice and worried about others, just like his eldest brother, Sonny. He was preceded in death by his eldest brother Charles B. (known as Sonny/Charlie) Brown. He leaves to cherish his memory and spirit: two daughters, Cheryl and Yvette; grandson, Eric; sisters; Ella Marie Thompson, Gladys Henderson and one brother, Edward L. Brown, Sr. (Louisa); a host of cousins from Baltimore, Philly, D.C., NY, NJ, ATL, VA, the Carolinas, and so many more places along nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and -nephews and great-grand-nieces and -nephews.

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Arthur "Snooky" Brown

July 7, 1942 - March 24, 2018