SARATOGA SPRINGS — Robert A. Brown went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 27, 2015.
Born in Ashland, ME in 1932, he was the son of the late Chester and Sadie Brown. He came to Speculator, NY in the late 1950’s to live with his aunt and uncle, Bob and Mable McNally.
Bob went into the Army and received an honorable discharge on April 30, 1961. While living in Speculator, he met Jane Haak who became his wife on August 26, 1956. They were blessed with four children, Debra, David and twin boys James and Timothy. He spent most of his life working in sawmills and started Brown & Sons Lumber Co. in Pottersville, NY in 1978. In 2000 Bob retired and his son Jimmy took over running the sawmill. In 2002 he moved to Saratoga at which time his son David built him a house. Bob attended Wilton Baptist Church and taught Adult Sunday School. From 2008 to 2012 he served as a deacon in the church.
In addition to his wife Jane and his four children, Debra (Kevin) Porter, David (Mary Jo) Brown, James (Patty) Brown, and Timothy (Cindy) Brown, he is survived by a sister, Jane Dillon; ten grandchildren: Jason (Jennifer), Sarah, and Kyle (Amy) Porter, Rebecca and Michael Brown, James Jr. (Shirley), Joshua (Rae-anna), and Amanda Brown, and twins Jonathan (Lindsey) and Jeremiah (Christin) Brown. He was also blessed with five great-grandchildren: Mckenna, Nathan, Hadley, Baird and Quinn.
Relatives and friends gathered to remember Bob Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Wilton Baptist Church, 755 Saratoga Rd., Wilton.
Burial with military honors will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2015 at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Duell Rd., Schuylerville.
Donations may be made in his memory to the Wilton Baptist Church, 755 Saratoga Rd., Wilton, NY, 12831.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
