William "Henry" Brown, 69, of Bennett, died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at Randolph Hospital, Asheboro.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant Grove Christian Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Mark Strickland, the Rev. Chris Wood, and the Rev.Thurman Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Brown was a Randolph County native, attended Bennett High School, and was retired from Ramtex in Ramseur after 47 years of service. He was an avid gardener and loved people and the outdoors. He also attended Saving Grace Baptist Church at Coleridge.

Surviving are his wife, Naomi Marley Brown; sisters, Lucille Brown and Peggy Hammer, both of Asheboro; brother, Garland Brown, of Bennett; sisters-in-law, Frances Brown and Pearl Brown, both of Bennett.

Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his parents, Fletcher and Nannie Coble Brown, and his brothers, John Thomas and Willis Rufus Brown.

The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Joyce-Brady Funeral Home, Bennett.

Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Cemetery Fund, 5946 Pleasant Grove Church Road, Bennett, NC 27208.