A celebration of life service honoring Roy Brown, 82, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at First United Pentecostal Church of Oakdale with Reverend Timothy Kelly officiating.  Roy will be laid to rest at Hampton Cemetery in Elizabeth, LA, immediately following the service.

Roy's family will receive friends and visitors at First United Pentecostal Church of Oakdale on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at 1:00 p.m. All arrangements have been entrusted to Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Oakdale.

Roy Brown was born in Elizabeth, LA, where he remained a lifelong resident. He graduated from Elizabeth High School as a member of the 1962 State Champion baseball team. Roy loved bird hunting and sports; he was an avid fan of LSU, the Dodgers, and the Pelicans.

On June 15, 1962, Roy married Dianna Strother Brown, the love of his life, and they shared 62 wonderful years together. From this union, they had three sons, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He also had three daughters-in-law, whom he loved as his own. He dearly loved his three sons and was incredibly proud of the men they became. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren were among his greatest treasures.

Roy worked and retired from Boise after 40 years of devoted service. He had a true work ethic and loved helping wherever he was needed. He was deeply loved and known by many as "Paw."

Roy was a very loving and caring person who will be forever missed and unconditionally loved by all who knew him.

Those left to cherish Roy's memory include his wife, Dianna Strother Brown; two sons, Harold Ray Brown and his wife Susan of Elizabeth, LA, and Ricky Brown and his wife Kristy of Boyce, LA; one daughter-in-law, Dorothy Brown of Elizabeth, LA; two brothers, Charles Brown and his wife Mary of Rockwall, TX, and Kenneth Null of Toledo Bend, LA; five grandchildren, Taylor Jenkins and husband Chris, Tori Brown, River Parks, Kadon Brown and Rory Brown; three great-grandchildren, Asher Wade, Adalynn, and Raylan Jenkins; and a host of extended family and friends.

Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Reese Brown Sr. and Irene Willis Brown; his son, Robert Wade Brown; two brothers, Harry and Reese Brown Jr.; and six sisters, Velma Lou Doyle, Janette West, Thelma Willis, Wanda Orr, Joyce James, and Hazel Brown.