Born ‎13 May 1930 Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, died ‎20 Apr 2014 Georgia‎, age 83 years
Robert Roland Brown, 83, of Hendersonville, died on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014, at Pardee Hospital following a stroke he suffered on Thursday, April 17, 2014.

Bob was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on May 13, 1930, and lived there his entire childhood, graduating from Oshkosh High School in 1948. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and graduated in 1957. Shortly thereafter he went to work for Kimberly-Clark Corporation, where he spent his entire career in the accounting and finance area. His career at Kimberly-Clark took him to Kimberly and Niagara, Wisconsin; West Carrolton, Ohio; Sacramento, California; West Carrollton, Ohio (again); and finally to Roswell, Georgia, where he retired as a Divisional Vice President. In 1988, he moved to Hendersonville, where he lived until his death.

Bob will be remembered for the circle of friends that he developed at each stop along his way, including those at Carolina Village, where he lived from 2004 until his death. He took pride in performing handyman tasks at the Village, as well as taking care of the bluebird boxes and making sure the bird feeders were filled. He had a passion for volunteer work, including 25 years of delivering Meals on Wheels for the Hendersonville County Council on Aging. After recovering from heart surgery in 2013, his first priority was to return to his delivery route.

Bob loved to sing, and was a member of the choir at First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville. In particular, he loved to sing Handel's Messiah, singing in "Do-It-Yourself" versions dozens of times, including with his family in Chicago. Just prior to his death, he listened to the Hallelujah Chorus from the Easter section of the Messiah, with a smile on his face. He was also a huge fan of the Atlanta Braves formerly the Milwaukee Braves who unfortunately did not often bring a smile to his face once the playoffs began.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Gladys Brown. He married Roslyn Smith in 1951, and later was married to Inez Singer, who died in October 2012. He is survived by his sister, Mary and husband George Laipple; his brother, Thomas Brown; and his children, William and wife, Cindy Brown, Nancy and husband, Ronald Roberts, and James and wife, Gretchen Winter Brown. He is also survived by his stepchildren, Michael and wife, Lisa Ehlen, Kristine Ehlen and Sara Ehlen. There are five grandchildren, Jacqueline, Jill, Holly, Otto and Andrea, and one great-grandchild, Katherine.

The family wishes to thank long-time friend Dr. Ron Moffitt for his care of Bob since moving to Hendersonville, as well as the physicians from Asheville Heart and the staff at Mission Hospital in Asheville for his treatment in the summer of 2013.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville, with Reverend Dan Martin and Reverend Christy Sharp officiating. A private inurnment will be held prior to the service.

Born ‎12 Apr 1939 Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎17 Oct 2012 Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina‎, age 73 years, ‎1st married/ related to: Living, ‎2nd married/ related to: Robert Roland Brown
Inez Julia (Silver) Brown died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the Medical Center of Carolina Village after a short illness. She was 73. The grace with which she faced death matched the grace of her entire life.

She was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota on April 12, 1939. Her family moved to Wadena, Minnesota when she was a child and she lived there until graduating from Wadena High School in 1957. She later lived in Wisconsin, California, Mexico City, Roswell (Atlanta) Georgia, and in 1988 moved to Hendersonville where she lived until her death.

Her life was spent reaching out to others. An excellent cook, she tried to make sure that everyone was fed properly. That belief continued throughout her years in Hendersonville with a "career" of 23 years delivering Meals on Wheels for the Council on Aging. More than 13, 000 times, she knocked on a door, gave someone a nutritious meal and a hug, and topped it off with on e of her great smiles.

Other agencies felt her warmth: among them Mainstay, FISH, the Free Clinic, Department of Social Services and WCCA. Promotional material for WCCA often showed Headstart kids wearing colorful winter caps that she crocheted by the hundreds while watching JEOPARDY.

Music was an important part of her life, with band and choral work in high school and participation in church choirs wherever she lived. She loved Handel's Messiah, singing in "sing-a-longs" dozens of times. A few hours before her death, a good friend sat at her bedside and sang the favorite hymn that will be sung at her service.

Inez was preceded in death by her parents Clyde and Inez Silver, a sister Helen Halliwell, and a brother John Silver who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action in Vietnam.

She is survived by her husband, Robert R. Brown; her sisters, Fran (Bill) Gustine and Barbara Robinson; her children, Michael (Lisa) Ehlen, Kristine Ehlen, and Sara Ehlen. She is also survived by stepchildren William (Cindy) Brown, Nancy (Ronald) Roberts, and James (Gretchen Winter) Brown. There are five grandchildren, Andrea, Holly, Otto, Jacqueline, and Jill and one great-granddaughter.

Inez was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville. She has sung in the choir, and served several years as coordinator of the prayer chain.

The family wishes to thank long-time friend Dr. Ron Moffitt for his care and understanding, the magnificent staff at the Carolina Village Medical Center, and the members of the Four Seasons Hospice team who always seemed to know just when to "be there".

A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the Village Hall of Carolina Village, with Reverend Dan Martin and Reverend Christy Sharp officiating. A private inurnment will be held prior to the service.