Eddie Brown
Funeral Director/ Owner
Eddie is the founder and owner of Brown's Funeral Service. Having discovered at age 12 of having an interest in funeral service it was a lifelong dream to become not only a Funeral Director and Embalmer he wanted to own and operate his own Funeral Service. Eddie was the fifth child of seven (first son) born to A.E."Aus" and Annie (Goff) Brown, lifelong Marshall County (Madill-Kingston area) pioneers. Eddie graduated from Madill High School with the class of '67. Eddie served his first Funeral Director/Embalmers apprenticeship in 1976 and worked everyday toward being licensed. After a 20+ year career in grocery and real estate business he made the opportunity happen to go back to college and then to Dallas Institute of Funeral Service where he was class president and recieved Scholastic Acheivement Award.
Brown's has grown to 4 locations since aquiring Durant Funeral Home in 1994. Eddie is a 36 year member of the Lions Club, a member of Atoka Masonic Lodge #4, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association and The National Funeral Directors Assn. and all the area Chambers of Commerce where we have locations. Eddie served as City Councilman, Police and Fire Commissioner and as Mayor in Tishomingo. Eddie is a licensed Life Insurance agent and a pre-need counselor .
"Helping people has been a lifelong endeavor and Funeral Service has been the most rewarding part of my life because of the position I am in to help people, at their worst time."
Eddie Brown
Funeral Director/ Owner
Eddie is the founder and owner of Brown's Funeral Service. Having discovered at age 12 of having an interest in funeral service it was a lifelong dream to become not only a Funeral Director and Embalmer he wanted to own and operate his own Funeral Service. Eddie was the fifth child of seven (first son) born to A.E."Aus" and Annie (Goff) Brown, lifelong Marshall County (Madill-Kingston area) pioneers. Eddie graduated from Madill High School with the class of '67. Eddie served his first Funeral Director/Embalmers apprenticeship in 1976 and worked everyday toward being licensed. After a 20+ year career in grocery and real estate business he made the opportunity happen to go back to college and then to Dallas Institute of Funeral Service where he was class president and recieved Scholastic Acheivement Award.
Brown's has grown to 4 locations since aquiring Durant Funeral Home in 1994. Eddie is a 36 year member of the Lions Club, a member of Atoka Masonic Lodge #4, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association and The National Funeral Directors Assn. and all the area Chambers of Commerce where we have locations. Eddie served as City Councilman, Police and Fire Commissioner and as Mayor in Tishomingo. Eddie is a licensed Life Insurance agent and a pre-need counselor .
"Helping people has been a lifelong endeavor and Funeral Service has been the most rewarding part of my life because of the position I am in to help people, at their worst time."
Billy Stephens
Funeral Director/ Embalmer
Billy is the son of Kathy Stauffer and the late Guy R. Stephens. Grandson of Lois and the late Melvin Stephens. Billy has two boys and 1 girl, Hayden, Jackson and Jaycee. He is of the Baptist faith. Billy is a 2004 graduate of Atoka High School, and graduated in 2009 from SOSU with a bachelors in Business Administration Management. While attending SOSU, he begin working for Brown's Funeral Service in March 2008. As his interest grew in the service he decided to attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service and graduated in 2011. His hobbies are hunting, fishing, and playing bluegrass/country music.
Billy Stephens
Funeral Director/ Embalmer
Billy is the son of Kathy Stauffer and the late Guy R. Stephens. Grandson of Lois and the late Melvin Stephens. Billy has two boys and 1 girl, Hayden, Jackson and Jaycee. He is of the Baptist faith. Billy is a 2004 graduate of Atoka High School, and graduated in 2009 from SOSU with a bachelors in Business Administration Management. While attending SOSU, he begin working for Brown's Funeral Service in March 2008. As his interest grew in the service he decided to attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service and graduated in 2011. His hobbies are hunting, fishing, and playing bluegrass/country music.
Marvin Estes
Funeral Director/ Embalmer
Marvin has worked in Funeral Service since 1970. He graduated from Coalgate high School attended East Central State University and Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He served six years in the U.S. Army Reserves. Marvin graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Class of 1988. Marvin is married to Lou Eva and has two grown children Marla and Justin. His compassion for people in a difficult time has been what has sustained Marvin's interest in Funeral Service.
Marvin Estes
Funeral Director/ Embalmer
Marvin has worked in Funeral Service since 1970. He graduated from Coalgate high School attended East Central State University and Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He served six years in the U.S. Army Reserves. Marvin graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Class of 1988. Marvin is married to Lou Eva and has two grown children Marla and Justin. His compassion for people in a difficult time has been what has sustained Marvin's interest in Funeral Service.
Juqhatia "Quita" (Combs) Logue Brown
Office Manager
Quita came on board with Brown's Funeral Service in August 2007. She has vast experience in secretarial/office management. Quita worked several years for Missouri Farm Bureau and for Farmers Insurance Group/Mansell Agency in Atoka. She worked several years at the Atoka Truck Stop and has been a people person her entire life. She is a lifelong Atoka County resident and graduated from Tushka High School and attended Southeastern State University. Quita has been a big asset to the firm in the short time she has been with us and is active in selling monuments. She is always available to our families in need and looks forward to a long and rewarding career in funeral service.
Candice Smith
Funeral Director/ Embalmer
Candice was raised in the small town of Valliant, Oklahoma, where she graduated from Valliant High School in 2008. She went on to graduate from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2014 with a Bachelors Degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation. During her University days, Candice began working as an office assistant at Brown's, where she became interested in the funeral Industry. She graduated from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston, TX. in June of 2019. She became a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in the Spring of 2020. Candice lives in Tushka with her boxer Izzy.
Candice Smith
Funeral Director/ Embalmer
Candice was raised in the small town of Valliant, Oklahoma, where she graduated from Valliant High School in 2008. She went on to graduate from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2014 with a Bachelors Degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation. During her University days, Candice began working as an office assistant at Brown's, where she became interested in the funeral Industry. She graduated from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston, TX. in June of 2019. She became a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer in the Spring of 2020. Candice lives in Tushka with her boxer Izzy.
