Ed & Vi Brown moved to Borger in November, 1944 to establish a Funeral Home and Flower Shop. They had moved from Austin, Texas where they met and were married, and where Ed managed the Weed Funeral Home for 15 years. During that time he was commissioned as a funeral director in charge of establishing the State Cemetery, where many Texas heroes' graves were relocated.
They had two sons, Bob & Jim and one daughter, Sue, who were all born in Borger. They bought into the business owned by Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Directors of Amarillo, who had previously bought out the Powell Funeral Home and Flower Shop, at which time was Hutchinson County's only Funeral Home. The business was located at 104 N Main Street. In 1955, they bought out Blackburn's interest in the business, and the business was operated in the name, of Ed Brown Funeral Directors and Brown's Flowers. In November 1963, they moved into their present location. This was Ed's dream come true when he built "The Chapel of the Fountains," as he has always felt that fountains in a funeral home chapel would create a feeling of peace and tranquility.
His hopes and dreams were again fulfilled when their two ons, Bob & Jim, decided to enter the family business in September, 1965 when the name of the firm changed to Ed Brown & Sons Funeral Directors & Brown's Flowers. Their association with their father only lasted three years, as Ed died on December 31, 1968 after a brief illness. At that time, Bob & Jim, with their mother took over the business, Bob as manager of the Flower shop and Jim as manager of the Funeral Home. In early 1990, Jim bought his brother's interest in the business and became sole owner with his wife Carolyn. In 2001 Jim passed away leaving Carolyn to run the operation. To present, Carolyn is carrying on The Brown Legacy.
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brownfuneraldirectors@yahoo.com 206 W. 1st St. Phone: (806) 273-7555 License # 795
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