Harvey C. Brown, longtime pastor of two Alabama Baptist churches, died June 26. He was 94.
Brown served as pastor of Second Baptist Church, Fort Payne, and Moore Avenue Baptist Church (now Hillcrest Baptist Church), Anniston, for a total of 25 years before retiring. Brown was later named pastor emeritus of Second Baptist and served there from 2001 to 2011. He also served as pastor for several churches in Georgia.
He earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from International Seminary in Plymouth, Florida.
Brown served in the United States Army from 1941 to 1945 during World War II.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Annie. He is survived by four children, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and seven step-great-grandchildren.
He was a member of Northside Baptist Church, Fort Payne, at the time of his death.
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