OBITUARY NAME: MERLIN AUSTIN BROWN, AGE 48, A LIFELONG ATOKA AREA RESIDENT BORN APRIL 1, 1961 TO AUSTIN F. BROWN AND THELMA MCJUNKINS BROWN AT STRINGTOWN, OK PASSED AWAY: TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009 AT BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER IN OKC AGE : 48 YEARS 0 MONTHS 20 DAYS EDUCATION: HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT STRINGTOWN OCCUPATION: MERLIN WAS DISABLED. CHURCH AFFILIATION AND HOBBIES: HE WAS OF THE PENTECOSTAL FAITH. HE WAS AN AVID ATHLETE. MERLIN ENJOYED RUNNING, BASKETBALL AND BIKING. HE WAS VERY FRIENDLY AND NEVER MET A STRANGER. SURVIVED BY SISTERS: JUANITA FRAZIER OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK JOYCE BROWN OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK REGINA GOLDSMITH AND HUSBAND JEFFERY OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK BROTHERS: SILAS KENT BROWN AND WIFE BERNIE OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM ALFRED LORENZO BROWN OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK SPECIAL NEPHEW: TONY COULTER OF ATOKA, OK UNCLES: MELVIN MCJUNKINS OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ROY WENDELL MCJUNKINS AND WIFE LOIS OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK AUNT: MARGARET BOYD OF OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: AUSTIN AND THELMA BROWN SISTER: PHYLLIS JEAN BROWN ********************************************************************************************************************* DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2009 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL PLACE OF INTERMENT: GREEN HILL CEMETERY OFFICIATING: DR. JEFFERY GOLDSMITH CASKETBEARERS: CLIFFORD BROWN, HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY E-MAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. FAMILY NIGHT, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 6 ~ 8 SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK