Herman Bush Brown Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Herman Bush Brown was born July 9, 1934, in Huntsville, Texas, to Isaiah Daniel Brown and Bessie Ellington Brown, and went home to the Lord on October 1, 2020, in Conroe, Texas. He is survived by his wife of almost 67 years, Doris Sanders Brown; his children, Marilyn Brown Batterton (Terry) and Larry Brown (Carol); grandchildren Traci Brown Walker (John) and Daniel Cody Brown and fiance Kaci Call; and great-grandchildren, Madelyn Nicole Walker, Rosemarri Belle Walker, Greysen Marie Caye Walker, John Cutter Brown and Jacie Faith Brown. He is also survived by his sister Joyce Shiflet, brother in law and sister in law Lee Roy and Dolores Sanders, niece Terri Altman, niece Leigh Anna Tracy and Family and niece Ramona Rogers de la Pena and Family. Herman was a member of University Heights Baptist Church for 62 years. He and Doris worked in the nursery together for about 20 years and have many fond memories of the children they watched grow up. He was also a lifetime member of the Walker County Fair Association and served as an Executive Director. He was a member of the Scramble Heifer Committee for 17 years and worked alongside Doris in Admissions for 12 years. Herman was a Volunteer Fireman with the Huntsville Fire Department for about 10 years in the late 1950's to late 1960's. He also served as police officer with Sam Houston State Teachers College from 1958-1968. After that he worked for Huntsville ISD in the Transportation Department and became the Director of Transportation for about 3 years. He ended his 28- year career at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a Heavy Equipment Supervisor in 1995. After retirement from TDCJ Herman worked for Steely Lumber and Team Dodge before fully retiring in 2009. After that he focused on his family and especially his beloved great-grandchildren. His favorite activity was picking up the children from school every day until the spring of 2019 when his health began to fail. The family is grateful to Janice Waldrup under the direction of Pat Oliphant and also to Della Lopez and her staff at Assisted Living of Montgomery County for the tender and loving care they provided to Herman in his final days. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 2, 2020 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home in Huntsville, Texas. Services will also be held at the funeral home on Saturday, October 3 at 10:00am. He will be laid to rest at East Sandy Cemetery. Memorial condolences to the family may be made at www.shmfh.com.

Herman Bush Brown

July 9, 1934 - October 1, 2020