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Portrait of Roy Neal Brown
In loving memory of

Roy Neal Brown

February 16, 1940 – April 15, 2024
Lived 84 years
Calvert City Cemetery · Calvert City, Kentucky
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Roy Neal Brown, 84, of Calvert City, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah.

He was born in Mayfield on February 16, 1940 to the late Cornelius Brown and the late Gladys (Mangrum) Brown.

He was a faithful member of Pathway Baptist Church. Roy was a proud Christian and shared his faith with many people as a Sunday School director at Southland Baptist Temple for over 25 years and a pastor at several churches, including 15 years at Lakeview Baptist Church.

He was the founder and owner of Custom Automotive in Calvert City. Roy enjoyed working and taking care of his customers, he showed up for work every day until he was no longer able. He loved the shop dogs that kept him company at Custom Automotive, especially Molly. Roy enjoyed admiring old cars, driving around and taking road trips with his wife. He would often travel to watch his son race. Roy was a family man and was happiest when he was surrounded by those he loved.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy (Parker) Brown of Calvert City; son, Tim Brown, wife Kim, of Benton; daughter, Carol Varvel (Chad Timmons) of Calvert City; sister, Dorothy Yates of Clarksville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Brittany Knoth, husband Ryan, Dustin Brown, wife Savannah, Cary King, wife Brittany, Austin Brown, wife Charlstyn, Cameron Brown, Keylee Castleberry, and Owen Timmons; and great grandchildren, Jase Knoth, Waylon Knoth, Ella Brown, Greyson King, Berkley Brown, and Grady King.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Charles Brown; and sister, Francis Hobbs.

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1940
Born February 16
1947
Roy was 7 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1951
Roy was 11 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Roy was 22 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1971
Roy was 31 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Roy was 42 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1997
Roy was 57 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2005
Roy was 65 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2017
Roy was 77 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Roy was 82 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2024
Passed away April 15, age 84
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