He was born in Reader, WV on March 7, 1942 the son of the late Samuel and Nora Babe Hawkins Brown.

Mr. Brown was a retired employee of the Wheeling Hospital and a Baptist by faith.

In addition to his parents his is preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.

Raymond is survived by his wife, Lillian Leetia 'Lee' Hall Brown, a daughter, Nora Babe Richmond and her husband, David of Florida, two sisters, Dorothy Straight and Peggy Butcher and six grandchildren.

Friends will be received on Monday, June 25, 2012 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Kepner Funeral Home, 36 th and Jacob Street, South Wheeling where services will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 10 a.m. with the Pastor Mark A. Zelewicz, Sr. officiating.

Interment in Stone Church Cemetery, Wheeling.

Personal condolences can be expressed at www.kepnerfuneral.com