The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-12-21
Mr.. Irving c.
Brown Dead


Wednesday morning was a surprise
to most of his friends and acquain-
tances of the city. 1t is supposed
that he died suddenly sometime early |
morning. He was found !
dead. His recent illness had been !
generally known, but it was the |
opinion that his recovery was COM !
plete. He had been ill with a severe !
throat alliictlon that undoubtedly led
to complications ending in his death.
Mr.. Brown has been one of the best
known personalities in Nashville for
the past quarter of century. Form
erly he was connected with Clark
Memorial, but in the later years of
his life he united with the Protestant
Episcopal Church and became one
of the most active and consecrated
communicates of the Church of the
Holy Trinity. For the past ten years
he had been superintendent of the
Holy Trinity Sunday School and an
interesting and familiar figure in the
lives of the children of the immediate
neighbOrhood Of Holy Trinity in South
Nashville.
Irving" Brown, as he was generally
known among the exclusive white peo-
pie of Nashville, was generally liked
by all who knew him for his uniform
courtesy to all people and cheerful
disposition. He was usually employed
as headwaiter in serving dinner par
ties in the best white homes Of Nash
| vile. He had endeared himself to
many whites and numbered many OF
them among his best friends because
of his politeness, faithIulness and
| efficiency in service.
In former years he took part in
nearly all musical efforts given by the
colored people for religious and pub.
! lie purposes. lie had good voice
/ read music we'll and rendered it in
| a convincing manner Mr.. Brown will
| always be remembered by friends am
! acquainlanCes for the unselusn man
ner in which he gave himself and
energies to the welfare OF others. lie
was intensely sympathetic in charac
ter. No home in which he was
known ever had sorrow or disappOint
ment without his sympathetic words
and presence just as early as he COulC
| set there. This disposition was one
Of the marked characteristics OF his
individuality.
lie was unmarried and leaves sis
ter, brother and relatives residing il
Nashville, Chicago and other distan
cities. Mr.. Brown leaves a host o.
friends made during his long resi-
dence in Nashville to mourn hiI
death. 1t is expected that the funera
services when held will be largely at
, tended. Another pioneer Nashville
, .citizen is dead.
The Rev. E. NJ. NJ. Wright, Recto
i, of Holy Trinity, will deliver the fur
eral address and conduct the SCI
vices after the form or the Episcopa
Church Mr. Brown has always bee
: known as one of the most ardent SUI
porters of the work of the clergyme
of Holy Trinity. He stood Loyalty b
the Rev. Mr.. Coombs during the min
years of his connection with Hol
Trinity and at his death was one @
the most devoted friends of Fathe
Coombs and his family. He has mar
ifested the same spirit of co-operf
ton, goodwill and love toward tn
Rev. Mr.. Wright, who feels that tn
Church has lost a faithful commun
cant and consecrated worker in tn
death Of Mr.. Brown.
The Rev. Mr. Wright has appointe
the following Committee Of Commun
cants to serve in connection with tn
funeral decorations at the Church an
other matters relating to the SCI
vices: Mr.. w. G. Foster, Mr.. w. I
Allison, Mrs. M. ]. Hale, Miss II
Perkins, Miss NJ. w. Fletcher, Mr.!
Florence Kemp, Miss Maria Coomb
Mrs. A. G. Coombs and Mr. Edga
Gooch.