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Willard Darrell Brown, 46
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Willard Darrell Brown, age 46 of Whitwell and a native of DeKalb County, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at his residence in Whitwell.  H ewas a member of the Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church, a U.S. Army veteran and a carpenter. 

 He was born March 22, 1972 to his parents, the late Willard and Loretta Shoemake Brown.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Tom Bowman. 

 He is survived by three children, Cheyenne Matthews of McMinnville, Jack and Seamus Brown both of Smithville; one grandson, Malachi Matthews; 2 brothers, Ricky Bowman of Carthage and Bobby Brown of Michigan; four sisters, Pam Bowman of Dowelltown, Kathy Knowles of Smithville, Karen Wettlaufer and Connie Madill both of Michigan; companion, Briana L. Zian of Whitwell. 

 The family has honored Darrell's request to be cremated and there was a public Celebration of Life Visitation held on Monday, November 12, 2018 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel.  The family will have a private memorial service later. 

 DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements.