Russell E. Brown and Thelma Brown Lived in Beacon Falls most of their lives Beacon Falls, CT Russell E. Brown, 83, died April 20, 2013 and Thelma Brown, 85, died December 9, 2016. Russell was born on December 27, 1930 a son of the late Edson and Daphney (Smith) Brown and Thelma was born on June 20, 1931 a daughter of the late Howard and Mary (DuBord) Jones and they lived in Beacon Falls for most of their lives. Russell worked at the Southbury Inn Restaurant and the Actors Colony Inn, and he retired from Kerite Company, where he worked for 43 years. In the early 1960’s, Russell was the first head coach of the Seymour Pop Warner Football League. He spent summers camping with his family and he loved his grandchildren, all holidays, taking videos of Halloween treaters and tag saleing. Thelma worked at the footwear division of Uniroyal, Inc., as a CNA and as a housekeeper. After she retired, Thelma and Russell moved to Sumter, SC where they resided from 1996 to 2013. After returning to CT, Thelma resided with her son and her daughter in law, Kevin and Linda Brown. Thelma enjoyed dancing, listening to music, tag saleing, camping, bird watching and being with family and friends. Thelma’s sassiness and feistiness will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Russell and Thelma are survived by their sons, Kevin W. Brown, Sr. and his wife Linda, with whom Thelma resided and Christopher K. Brown and his wife Michelle; grandchildren, Kevin Brown, Jr., Stacey Brown, Eric Brown, Nicholas Brown, David Brown, Alicia Turner, Michael Brown, Jason Brown and Wayne Brown, Jr., great grandchildren, Lillian Wrigley, Shawn Wrigley, Joseph Brown, Sean Turner and Alex Turner and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Thelma was predeceased by her daughter, Debra A. Brown, her sons, Russell E. Brown, II, Timothy D. Brown and Wayne D. Brown, her brothers, Howard and Raymond and her sister, Gertrude. Russell was predeceased by his brothers, James, Henry, Raymond, Edson and Stillman and his sisters, Elizabeth, Florence and Verna. The Brown family would like to thank the Shady Knoll staff, especially those on the 2nd and 3rd floors and the VITAS of Middlebury staff. A Mass of Christian Burial for Thelma Brown will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 12:00pm at St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, 25 Maple Avenue, Beacon Falls, CT. Burial will follow in St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck. Family and friends may call on Tuesday from 10:00am to 11:00am at the Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral Home, 82 Fairview Avenue, Naugatuck. Memorial contributions may be made to Beacon Hose Company #1, Main Street, Beacon Falls, CT 06403.