1933
Billy
2012
Billy "Joe" Brown
March 31, 1933 — March 24, 2012
Billy "Joe" Brown, 78, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2012 at his home in Clarksville.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the chapel of McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m Monday and from 9 a.m. until the hour of service Tuesday at the funeral home.
Joe was born March 31, 1933 on the Spanish Grant near East Prairie, MO to the late Wallace and Gladys Bard Brown. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Barbara Melton Brown, children Brandon & Christi Brown, Nashville, Leighton, Chrisie, Autumn & Jackson Brown, all of Clarksville, and brothers Ted & Carole Brown, Weatherford, TX and Stan & Linda Brown, Gainesville, GA.
He earned his BS from Southeast Missouri, his MS from Southern Illinois, and his PhD from the University of Cincinnati. He was the first Basketball Trainer hired by Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky and also trained at the East-West All Star Games, and the 1964 Olympic Basketball Trials. He taught at UK, UC, Virginia Tech (where he was also Assistant Division Director in the College of Education) and finally at APSU where he also served as Chair of Health and Human Performance. He authored "A Complete Guide to the Prevention and Treatment of Athletic Injuries" and numerous professional articles. He also edited the TAHPERD Journal.
Pallbearers will be Brandon Brown, Leighton Brown, Mike Norwood, Larry Pitts, Curtis Schwank, and George Shelton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lylewood Christian Camp (P.O. Box 476, Clarksville, TN 37040), F.U.E.L. Program, or to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital (Vanderbilt University Gift Processing Office - PMB - 407727, 2301 Vanderbilt Place - Nashville, TN 37240-7727).
Arrangements in the care of McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home, (931)647-3371. Online condolences may be made at NaveFuneralHomes.com.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the chapel of McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m Monday and from 9 a.m. until the hour of service Tuesday at the funeral home.
Joe was born March 31, 1933 on the Spanish Grant near East Prairie, MO to the late Wallace and Gladys Bard Brown. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Barbara Melton Brown, children Brandon & Christi Brown, Nashville, Leighton, Chrisie, Autumn & Jackson Brown, all of Clarksville, and brothers Ted & Carole Brown, Weatherford, TX and Stan & Linda Brown, Gainesville, GA.
He earned his BS from Southeast Missouri, his MS from Southern Illinois, and his PhD from the University of Cincinnati. He was the first Basketball Trainer hired by Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky and also trained at the East-West All Star Games, and the 1964 Olympic Basketball Trials. He taught at UK, UC, Virginia Tech (where he was also Assistant Division Director in the College of Education) and finally at APSU where he also served as Chair of Health and Human Performance. He authored "A Complete Guide to the Prevention and Treatment of Athletic Injuries" and numerous professional articles. He also edited the TAHPERD Journal.
Pallbearers will be Brandon Brown, Leighton Brown, Mike Norwood, Larry Pitts, Curtis Schwank, and George Shelton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lylewood Christian Camp (P.O. Box 476, Clarksville, TN 37040), F.U.E.L. Program, or to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital (Vanderbilt University Gift Processing Office - PMB - 407727, 2301 Vanderbilt Place - Nashville, TN 37240-7727).
Arrangements in the care of McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home, (931)647-3371. Online condolences may be made at NaveFuneralHomes.com.
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