ROBERT EDWARD BROWN, age 90, of Winchester, Tenn., departed this life on Sunday, October 15, 2017, at his residence. Mr. Brown was born in Pensacola, Fla. to the late Emmanuel Brown and Clyde Hetherington Brown on December 7, 1926. Mr. Brown was a veteran of the United States Navy.  He attended Georgia Tech University majoring in engineering.  He was employed for approximately 40 years as an Aeronautical Engineer.  His employment was with the U.S. Space Program where he worked in Houston, Texas, Huntsville, Alabama and Florida.  He retired from this position and was employed by the Dept. of Defense for several years after his retirement.  Mr. Brown's hobbies were flying and racing gliders. He also enjoyed boating and owned his own sail boat and gliders during his lifetime.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his son, William H. Brown.  He is survived by his wife, Sandra Brown of Winchester, daughters; Deborah Kithianis and husband, Jeff of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Erin Shung and husband, Paul of Melbourne, Fla., 7-grandchildren and one cousin, Trisha DeFour of Twin Peaks, Cal.

Visitation for Mr. Brown will be held from 6-8 P.M. Thursday evening in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services.  Services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Friday evening, October 20, at the Winchester First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Steve Angus, officiating.  Interment will follow in the Mt. Garner Cemetery in Decherd, Tenn., with Military Honors bestowed.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to your choice of either the Winchester First United Methodist Church at 100 S. Jefferson Street, Winchester, TN  37398, or the Christ the King Anglican Church, Parrish Hall Fund at P.O. Box 296, Winchester, TN  37398.