Mark Sheffield Brown

Mark Sheffield Brown, 61, of Horseshoe Lake, Ark. passed away on March 22, 2016 in Memphis, Tenn. He was born in Memphis, Tenn. on May 25, 1954 to Charles Dillard Brown and Polly Martin Brown and was an alumni of Missouri Military Academy. He is survived by: his mother; two sons, Lawrence Sheffield Brown (Amanda) of Fayetteville, Ark., and Martin Thomas Brown (Sarah) of Beaver Lake, Ark.; a grandson, Wallace Gerritt Brown; four brothers, Marty Brown, Dillard Brown, Cecil Brown, and Paul Craig Brown; his significant other, Andrea Elliott, beloved nieces and nephews and numerous close friends. He is preceded in death by his father and a brother, David Brown. Memorials may be made to the Stax Music Academy at soulsvillefoundation.org. A visitation will be held on Saturday, March 26 from 10-11 a.m. at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in West Memphis, Ark. with the service at 11:00AM. Interment will follow at Crittenden Memorial Park. A celebration of life will be starting at 4 p.m. at Horseshoe Lake, Ark.