Joe Brown, Jr. was born on January 28, 1957, to Laura L. Jackson and Joseph Stuart Brown, Sr. in Norfolk, VA. He was employed with Industrial Marine Services (IMS) for ten years. The last twenty-three years of his career, he worked at Marine Hydraulics International, Norfolk VA and retired in December 2013.
Joe was truly blessed. He departed this life on January 27, 2017. He was preceded in death by his loving father Joseph Stuart Brown, loving mother Laura L. Jackson, and two brothers both named Johnny R. Guy. He leaves to cherish his memories his beloved wife of 34 years Gwenevere L. Brown; two children Sephora S. Roberson and Richard T. Roberson; three brothers, Joseph Purvis (Glenda) of Williamston, NC, George B. Guy (Pamela) and Bobby Jackson (Kenyetta) both of Norfolk, VA; four sisters, Alice L. Carter (Larry – deceased) of Henrico, VA, Evelyn F. Cephas (Jerome) of Schertz, TX, Barbara J. Jackson of Norfolk, VA, and Bessie M. Hopson (James) of Meridian, Mississippi; two grandchildren Jonai Roberson and Jasmyn Roberson who will truly miss their grandfather, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other loving relatives, and friends
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Joe Brown Jr., please visit our
Heartfelt Sympathies Store.