Frank Austin Brown

Frank Brown, 83, of Austin, Arkansas, died Saturday, June 25, 2011. He was born July 10, 1927 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of John and Marguerita Brown. Frank is survived by his wife of 34 years, Cynthia, of Austin; a son, Mike Richardson and his wife Patricia, of Beebe; four daughters, Ellen Brown of North Little Rock, Susie Laffoon and her husband David of Searcy, Tracy Lakey and her husband Chad of Conway, and Erin Brown of Austin; a brother, Kenneth Brown of Colorado; a sister, Lilian Vail of Hot Springs; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, four sisters, and one son, Phillip Brown. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home of Searcy. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Ward. www.powellfuneralhome.net.