Brown, Jay

Brown, Jay

Jay Brown, the first pastor of Woodlawn Highlands Baptist Church (now Crestway Baptist Church), Birmingham, died May 26. He was 93.

He also served at churches in Montgomery, Tennessee, Michigan and Kentucky. He served as director of evangelism for the Kentucky Baptist Convention until his retirement in 1988.

He earned his degrees from Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.

Brown is survived by his wife of 75 years, Cecile; two children; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.