PORTER JAMES BROWN, JR.
Porter James Brown, Jr., b
August 7,1921 in Falls County, Texas - was a son of Reverend Porter J. and
Bessie Mae (Lewis) Brown, Sr. He was married on Au- gust 15, 1939 to Hazel M.
A. Barnes, b January 26, 1921 - a daughter of Arthur Monroe Barnes, b March 23,
1890, d November 14, 1966, who was married on September 15, 1907 to Mary Ellen
Bullion, b April 18, 1891, d June 19, 1977. Hazel's grandparents were John and
Mary Jane (Chamblee) Barnes, and Eli Thomas and Mary Elmira (Shipman) Bullion.
P. J. and Hazel Brown, Jr.
established the Brown Radio and T. V. business in Marlin, which they and their
two sons have operated for many years. They are members of the First Baptist
Church of Marlin. P. J. is active in the Marlin Chamber of Commerce and other
civic enterprises. He is a Mason, Marlin Lodge #152 and the Karen Shrine
Association. Bessie is a member of Marlin Eastern Star #286 and Daughters of
the Nile. They are the parents of three children:
Gene Allen Brown, b June
22, 1941 in Milam County, Texas is a graduate of Marlin High School. He is an
expert in T. V. maintenance, sales, and in other electrical endeavors. Gene is
a member of the First Baptist Church, the Marlin Junior Chamber of Commerce,
the Palace Theatre Association's renovation project, and is past Master for
Marlin Lodge #152. On October 20, 1961, he was married to Nelda Beatrice Stone,
b March 14, 1942 at Criswell, Falls County, Texas - a daughter of William
Newell and Mina Mae (Ray) Stone. Nelda attended Business College in Waco. She
and Gene have had three children: Deanna Lynn Brown, b May 12, 1962 in Marlin;
Jeffery Wayne Brown, b September 4, 1967 in Marlin; and Randel Allen Brown, b
December 31, 1972 in Waco.
Edna Louise Brown, b March
17, 1944 - married first on December 23, 1962 in Marlin to Raymond Lee
Hegefeld, b September 3, 1939 in Chilton, Falls County, Texas - a son of
Christian Adolf and Emma Frieda (Everett) Hegefeld. They had one daughter,
Susan Lee Hegefeld, b July 22, 1964 at Huntsville, Texas. On June 3, 1980,
Susan Lee Hegefeld was married to Douglas Eric Robertson, and they have a son,
Eric Lee Robertson, b November 16, 1983.
Larry James Brown, b
January 24, 1955 in Marlin - trained as a certified
electronics technician and works for the Brown Radio and T. V. business. On
July 8, 1978, he was married to Mary Jane Tucker - a daughter of the late
William E. Tucker and Mrs. W. E. Tucker, of Marlin. Mary Jane is a graduate of
Marlin High School. They have a son, Barry James Brown, b August 3, 1986.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart
for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County
Historical Commission, page 55 column 1 and 2.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.