Obituary of Emmett Brown

Mooringsport, LA - Emmett Edward Brown, 69, passed away Saturday, September 3, at Willis Knighton Hospital North. Visitation will be Tuesday September 6, 2005 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at Boone Funeral Home in Bossier City with Bro. Billy Crosby officiating. Burial will be at Grove Hill Cemetery near Mansfield, LA. Ed graduated from Mansfield High School and Louisiana Tech, where he earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. He established Delta Controls, Inc., of Shreveport, LA. Over 33 years as its owner and CEO, he succeeded in his goal of building this manufacturing entity into one that is known and respected in the United States and worldwide as a producer of quality, innovative, and safe equipment, and he earned the respect of his peers, buyers, and employees. He was proud to be an engineer and as such was a member of ISA, ASME and a Registered Professional Engineer in Mechanical Engineering and Control Systems Engineering. He realized his long-time dream of owning a home on Caddo Lake with his wife Millie. He served his chosen community of Mooringsport as Councilman. In so doing, he offered his business skills and engineering experience to the community he loved. Ed is survived by his wife Mildred (Millie) Thomas Brown, with whom he celebrated their 33rd anniversary on September 2; his mother, Myrtle Walker Brown, of Mansfield, LA, sisters Linda Brown Salley of Shreveport, LA and Jane Brown Manning and her husband David of Mansfield, LA; two nephews and three nieces; special long-time friend, Robert Willett of Waskom, TX. The family expresses sincere gratitude to Dr. Gazi Zabari, Dr. Stanford Katz, Dr. Robert Nickelson, their staffs and to all those at Willis Knighton North for their excellent and loving care for Ed during his recent illness. Also, to the many good friends and associates, we give our sincere and heartfelt thanks for their prayers and support. To God, we give our deepest and eternal gratitude for providing Ed His love, mercy, faithfulness, many good friends, loyal employees and for blessing Ed with love and a rich, full life. Thank you, Lord, that Ed could and truly did so many times say, "God has always been good to me." Pallbearers will be David Manning, Steve Croom, Buddy Ferguson, Steve Welch, Robert Armer, and Lorris Bodin. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Willett, M. D. Walker, and Mack Walker.