SOUTHPORT — Jerry Wayne Brown, 77, formerly of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
Mr. Brown was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Bluefield, West Virginia, to the late James Arlington Brown and Laura Vivian Willis Brown. He had managed the Rose’s Department Stores and BlownRite Insulation in Wilmington. Jerry and his wife Diane enjoyed traveling and cruising all over the world. Jerry was a motorcycle enthusiast. He went to Sturgis and Daytona with his buddies several times.
Jerry was preceded in death by his brother, Ralph Brown.
Survivors include his wife, Diane Mallow Brown; three daughters, Sharon Bilumis, and her husband, Tony, of Chicago, Illinois, Karen Germain, and her husband, Michael, of Tampa, Florida, and Suzanne Berkheimer of New Bedford, Ohio; stepson, Douglas Hempfling of Oak Island; sister, Judy Collins, and her husband, Ron, of Altamonte Springs, Florida; two grandsons and one granddaughter; two great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
In accordance with Mr. Brown’s wishes, no services will be held.
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