Thomas Reid Brown, 88, of Madisonville, KY passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at the Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, KY.

He was born on March 14, 1930 in Providence, KY to the late Flora Dixon Brown Lowery and Tom Brown. Reid was a United States Marine Veteran and was a civil engineer with the Federal Department of Transportation and the Kentucky Department of Transportation. He was an ordained deacon and a member of First Christian Church and a former member of First Baptist Church in Madisonville where he chaired the Fix It Folks Committee. Reid loved making mobiles out of driftwood and giving of his time volunteering for Habitat for Humanity.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Eric Wayne Brown; and his brothers, Hubert D. Brown and infant brother, William Riley.

Survivors include his wife of sixty-eight years, Roberta Marks Brown; sons, Thomas Reid Brown II of Petersburg, VA and Derek Howard Brown of Chattanooga, TN; daughter, Barbara A. Brown-Meeks of Louisville, KY; sister, Ann Brown Harris of Houston, TX; brother, L. Wayne Brown and wife, Betty of Columbus, OH; grandchildren, Kathryn Jones and husband, Tim, Thomas Reid Brown III and wife, Michelle, Emily Dixon Brown and husband, Trevor Johnson and Joseph Reid Brown; great-grandchildren, Lorenzo, Jacob Reid, Ava Grace; and several nieces and nephews. Reid's family truly appreciates the love and care given by his family of staff and caregivers at the Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, 2018 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Rev. Kara Foster officiating and K.C. Klarner assisting. The burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville.

The visitation will be from Noon until the funeral hour Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made in Reid's memory to Habitat for Humanity or the First Christian Church Building Fund. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.