Daryl Wayne “Frank” Brown
Daryl Wayne “Frank” Brown
June 7, 1949 ~ Aug. 12, 2016
Daryl Wayne “Frank” Brown, 67, of Kingsland, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
He was born June 7, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri to Benjamin Franklin Brown and Ruth Laverne Wise.
As a young man Frank became a successful drafter working in Houston during the oil boom. Then with his young family, He moved to the quiet of the Hill Country and worked as everything from an Austin cab driver to a truck driver.
Frank was an avid motorcyclist and an excellent driver of anything that had wheels.
His travels led him to every state in the US except Alaska.
He was a lover of music and an excellent drummer.
He played in a local gospel band “The Spirit” and passed the talent down to all three of his children whom played drums at Llano High School.
Frank was gifted with an exceptional ability to make friends and never met a stranger.
He treasured his guns, loved to camp and fish, and was a keen chess player.
He was never seen without a ball cap and wore his favorite Horseshoe Bay cap to the end.
He was active member of Cross and Spurs Cowboy Church of Buchanan Dam and was instrumental in bringing church services into area nursing homes.
In recent years Frank worked as a driver for Horseshoe Bay Resort and Heart of Texas Wine Tours.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his children, Brandi Brown McGehee of Eagle Pass, Sunshine “Sunny” and husband Keith Crawford of Sherwood, Arkansas, and Rusty and wife Ashley Brown of Kingsland; sister, Sandy and husband Dave Richards of Phoenix, Arizona; sister-in-law Joan Bohning of Clearfield, Utah; grandchildren, Lauren, Sierra, Courtney, M.J., Claire, Jackson, Ashlynn, Kaitlynn, Jaelynn; and his niece Ashley Richards.
Memorials may be made to Cross and Spurs Cowboy Church of Buchanan Dam.
A celebration of Frank’s life will be held at Cross and Spurs Cowboy Church of Buchanan Dam on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 at 10 a.m.
