Mr. William "Pep" Brown, Jr.
Mr. William Aubrey Brown, Jr., affectionately known as "Pep", passed from this life on July 10, 2021, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, after having attainted the age of 64 years and two months.

Pep was born to the union of William Aubrey Brown, Sr., and Jeraldean Clayton Brown on May 10, 1957, in De Queen, Arkansas. He was a 1975 graduate of De Queen High School and worked for the Treating Plant in De Queen. Once the Treating Plant closed, Pep went to work De Queen and Eastern Railroad. After retirement, his time was spent with his friends, loving family, and doting nieces and nephews. He was an avid fan of Duke basketball and all other sports. He enjoyed bowling and playing dominoes with his family and friends.

Pep was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Regina Kay Brown; and a special domino buddy, Charles Tramble.

Those left to cherish his loving memory include one brother, Michael Brown of De Queen; three sisters, Patricia Brown and Elmyra Brown of De Queen, and Rhonda (Michael) Brown Tucker of Seneca, South Carolina. He was known as "Uncle Pep" to his loving nieces and nephews, Derrick (Latoria) Whitmore, Alisha (Ricky) Williams, Greg (Lashayla) White, Andre Dade, Fantasia White, and Michael Brown; and his great nieces and nephews, Kobi, Ashton, Aubrey, Ryann, Donyea, Madison, Trinity, Kylan, Journey, Greyson, Gavin, and Xavier. Pep is also survived by his aunts, Flora Pierce, Maime Manus, and Josephine Brown of Longview, Texas, and Velma Jean McElroy of Carson, California; special friends, Eddie Lee and Francis Johnson, Martha Powell, Elizabeth Hughes, Leroy Nelson, Michael Jackson, and Mearl Robinson; as well as, other relatives, and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Mr. William "Pep" Brown, Jr., will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, July 17, 2021, in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Richard Carr, Eulogist, officiating. Burial will follow at Sand Hill Cemetery. Viewing will be general, Thursday through Saturday morning, at the funeral home. Funeral Arrangements are entrusted to the loving care of Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.

Pallbearers will be Gary Parker, Leroy Nelson, Benny Mack, Tim Boyles, Greg White, and Tony Whitmore.