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Williamsburg Funeral Home
Williamsburg Funeral Home
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08/14/1953 – 01/11/2021
Kingstree
Funeral Services
Graveside services will be held 1 PM Thursday, January 14, 2021, in Kingstree Memorial Gardens.
Memorials
Memorials may be made to Kingstree First Baptist Church, 400 N. Academy Street, Kingstree, SC 29556 .
Thomas Mauldin Brown, Jr., 67, founder of Brown’s Bar-B-Que, died Monday, January 11, 2021, in McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, SC.
Mr. Brown was born August 14, 1953, in Kingstree, a son of the late Thomas Mauldin Brown and Azalee Dukes Brown. He was a graduate of Kingstree High School. In addition to owning the restaurant and catering business, Thomas also farmed, which he greatly enjoyed. He also enjoyed horseback riding and riding motorcycles, but the Bar-B-Que business was his dream come true. Thomas was a member of Kingstree First Baptist Church. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Surviving Mr. Brown are: his children, Thomas M. (Angie) Brown, III of Kingstree, Carla B. (Robbie) Smith of Turbeville, and Christopher D. (Mandy) Brown of Kingstree; grandchildren, Thomas M. Brown IV, Anna A. Brown, Alyssa L. Tedder, Brittany E. Tedder, Emma Grace Tedder, Lane Myers, Meggan E. Smith, Robert B. Smith, Jr., Abbigale J. Smith, Christopher D. Brown, Jr., Ozlon N. Brown, and James “Briley” Campbell; a great grandson, Nolan T. Brown; 2 sisters, Eunice B. (Steve) Beard of Columbia and Mary Alice Brown of Mount Pleasant; and a brother, Michael D. (Abigail) Brown of Cordesville.
Graveside services will be held 1 PM Thursday, January 14, 2021, in Kingstree Memorial Gardens. Please follow Covid precautions by socially distancing and wearing a mask.
Memorials may be made to Kingstree First Baptist Church, 400 N. Academy Street, Kingstree, SC 29556 .
My heart is with all of you ! Thomas helped me above and beyond many years ago!
Dear Brown Family!, So sorry to hear about Thomas. You are in our prayers and thoughts during this most difficult time. May God be with you and hold you in the palms of his hands. Thomas will be missed. God Bless, Linda and Clark Tisdale
So very sorry to learn about Thomas. He was a good friend and neighbor. Tommy, Carla and Chris, you and your families will all be in our thoughts and prayers. Thomas touched many lives and will be missed. Sending love, Nathaniel and Sylvia Cumbie
So sorry to hear of Thomas’s passing. You are all in my thoughts and prayers during this extremely difficult time. It will be difficult to go to Brown’s and not see Thomas on his stool overseeing the daily business he loved so much.
Just heart broken for the entire family.
Dianne Brown Sprott
To all left behind know I’ll be praying for you all. Thomas and I have been friends for a long time. You will truly be missed. God bless this family and his extended family as well.
So sorry to see this. We have lost one of the area’s greatest entrepreneurs. Who could ever forget Brown’s BBQ responsible for putting Kingstree on the map and in the hearts and minds of thousands if not millions of people. His legacy will live on carried by his heirs and his successful restaurant business. May God continue to bless his loving family. He will be missed.
My sincere condolences to the family! Thomas was always friendly and courteous to me! Years ago we enjoyed riding horses snd lancing together! He will surely be missed
Dear Eunice, I’m very sorry about your brother’s passing. My thoughts and prayers for you and your family.
Thomas was a true friend and boss after working at Brown BBQ for so many years I felt like part of the family they even give me the name Tony Brown working for Thomas was a blast because he was more like a friend than a boss if I ever needed everything or any of his employees he was always there we will miss you Thomas and remember speaking for all your employees we love you and we are surely miss you rest in peace
So sorry and our deepest condolences🙏May God wrap his arms around each and every one of y’all.
Thomas Brown is a true friend and boss man he was more than just a boss he was a man you can depend on when ever his employees needed him he was there. If you ever need a friend or boss. Just knock on heaven door. We will miss you Thomas we love you but God loves you best.
So sorry to hear the sad news of Thomas’ passing. He’d was a good friend – always ready to help and accommodate his loyal customer’s needs. He will be missed terribly. May thoughts and prayers are with and for you all.
My prayers of comfort and peace be with you all. Thomas was a wonderful friend to all . He will be missed greatly.
Words seem inadequate to express the sadness I feel about your loss. The entire family have my sincere sympathy.
Thoughts and prayers to the Brown Family. Thomas was a very dear friend for many years and he will be greatly missed by all of his friends. Thomas was a very caring person with a heart of gold. With deepest sympathy, Stickum
Our prayers for the Brown family. So sorry to hear of your loss.
So sad to hear this. May God’s perfect peace carry you all through this season of grief.
Prayers for comfort and peace to the family. Thomas always had that little smile and friendly.I always made a trip to Brown’s for Bar B Que for my family and my Columbia friends when coming down to visit. My last visit was just before Christmas and Thomas was sitting watching tv,he turned and spoke with that smile. He will be missed
MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY, CHRIS OWENS (MOTHER ANN OWENS PLAYER) & ROBERT OWENS
With deepest sympathy and prayers to the Brown family! I just saw and talk to Mr. Brown in November 2020. He always made me smile, laugh and feel right at home! I always travel all the way from Georgetown, SC to go to Brown’s BBQ. To my friend Angie, y’all are in my thoughts and prayers! I love y’all! “The Hair Hat Lady”❤️🙏🏾❤️
Mrs. Azalee and Thomas made Brown’s BBQ because of their friendliness and sincerity. Before you could taste the BBQ, Mrs. Azalee or Thomas would speak with you. Great memories and even greater people. Deep Sympathy to the Brown family.