Darrell Wayne Brown

Darrell Wayne Brown, 76, of Dayton died Saturday, October 15, 2011 in College Station, Texas. He was born September 18, 1935 in Baytown, Texas to parents RC and Genevieve Stoesser Brown. Darrell grew up in Dayton, Texas were he played numerous sports, lettering in Baseball and Football as a member of the class 1953. He graduated from Texas AM College in 1957 and obtained his Masters in Agriculture in 1960. While at AM he played football under Bear Bryant and was one of the Junction Boys. He was a County Agent for several years, then returned to Dayton to farm with his brothers. He was an avid gardner and a member of the American Rice Growers Association since 1968. Darrell was a member of First Baptist Church Dayton where he was a Deacon and a Sunday School teacher.
Services for Mr. Brown will be 10:00 a.m., October 18, 2011 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Dale Hill and Rev. Randy Piatt officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia Park Cemetery under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, October 17, 2011 at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton.
Darrell was preceded in death by his parents; brothers: Roger Brown and Bernie Brown He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty Gaskill Brown of Dayton; daughter: Brenda Lueders and husband David of Denver, Colorado; sons: Barry Brown and wife Dachelle of Huffman, Bryant Brown and wife Vonda Kay of San Antonio; his grandchildren: Meghan, Matt, and Mitchell Lueders, Carri, Casey and Christy Brown, and Andy and Avery Brown; his brothers: Gene Brown and wife Mary of Dayton and Don Brown and wife Nancy of Dayton; his brother-in-law: Richard Gaskill and wife Diane of Pensacola, Florida; also numerous other relatives and friends.

In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to the First Baptist Church Dayton.