Obituary for
Liston Milton Brown Sr.
On Sunday, September 22, 2019 Liston Milton
Brown, Sr. slept peacefully away to join his
Heavenly Father. He was born in Hemingway,
South Carolina on July 12, 1933 to the late Joseph Brown and
Virginia Porter.
Liston attended public schools in Hemingway, South Carolina
and later moved to New York City at a fairly early age. There he
met Sonja Sarratt and later married and moved to Connecticut
and later to hope Mills, North Carolina.
Liston was employed at Sockol’s Express and A Trucking
Company as a driver for many years until is retirement.
His favorite pass time was fishing. He also enjoyed watching a
good baseball game with his family. Liston also liked game
shows.
Liston was preceded in death by his parents, brother, David
Brown, Sr. and son, Derrick Brown.
Liston leaves to cherish his loving memories are his wife,
Sonja Brown, two sons, Liston Brown, Jr. (Jessica), glen Woods
(Beverly); two daughters, Sharon Ballard, Lorene Haywood
(Leon); one sister, Francena Dean; two sisters-in-law, Jeanette
Keith and Stina Smith; fourteen grand children, twenty-nine
great great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and
friends.