Dr. James Everett Brown
Published 7:03 pm Wednesday, December 31, 2008
By Staff
Dr. James Everett Brown, 90, much loved veterinarian of Rich Square, N.C., died on Monday morning, Dec. 29, 2008, in Birmingham, Ala.
He was born in Rich Square, N.C., on Dec. 12, 1918, the son of Everett L. and Bertha P. Brown. In the fall of 1943, he began his veterinary medical practice on the outskirts of Rich Square. Prior to his death, he was the longest-serving, full-time veterinarian in the state of North Carolina. Working seven days a week, he served multiple generations of families and their animals from all over Eastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the James E. and Jane Brown Endowment of the NCSU Libraries, N.C. State University, Box 7111, Raleigh, NC 27695-7111, or to the charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements by Sykes Funeral Service, Rich Square, N.C., 252-539-1001.
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