Carl Roscoe Brown Jr

  General Notes:

Carl's genealogy.com site gives his birth place as Cross Plains, Callahan County, Texas, but the birth was recorded in Brown County, Texas. He moved to San Angelo, Texas, 1957; moved to Robstown, Texas, 1965; moved to League City, Texas 1968; moved back to San Angelo, Texas in 1977. He retired in August 1993 from General Telephone Company after working at Southwestern States Telephone Company and General Telephone Company.

Obituary:
Carl Roscoe Brown, Jr., 93, of San Angelo went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, in San Angelo. Roscoe was born February 21, 1930, in Cross Plains, Texas to Emma C. Warnock and Carl R. Brown. He grew up in Brownwood, Texas and graduated from Brownwood High School. He then attended Howard Payne University and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He served his country honorably in the United States Army Reserves and United States Army National Guard from 1947 to 1983 retiring as a Lt. Colonel. Roscoe met and later married the love of his life Beulah W. Sparkman on April 11, 1952, in Crawford, Texas. They shared 56 beautiful years together and raised 3 children. Roscoe worked as a Traffic Supervisor for GTE of The Southwest for 43 years. He was a member of Glen Meadows Baptist Church and also served as a scout leader in the Boy Scouts of America. Roscoe was a loving son, brother, husband, father and grandfather who devoted his life to his family. In his spare time, he enjoyed traveling and was able to go to England, Ireland, Israel, Australia and most all of the United States. He also loved to mow and maintain his yard, and loved gardening and planting.

Roscoe was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Emma Brown, his wife, Beulah W. Sparkman Brown and his brothers John W. Brown and Claude A. Brown. He is survived by his children, Carl Brown and his wife Robin, of Wolfforth, TX David Brown, of Shepherd, TX, Carla Brown, of San Angelo, TX; his sister, Tawanah Brown, of Lubbock; 5 grandchildren, 15 Great Grandchildren; and numerous Nieces and nephews and friends.

The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M., Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Harper Funeral Home. The Funeral Service will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, November 3, 2023, at Harper Funeral Home. The burial will follow at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers for the service will be Josh Winters, Cory Hilliard, John Walker, Kevin Fojtasek and Chris Proctor.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Meals for The Elderly. The family would like to express their sincerest gratitude to Dr. Justin Jones, Angelo Kidney Connection, Wound Care South, Hospice of San Angelo and Regency House for all of the loving care given to our dad.

Family and friends may share condolences and sign the online register book at

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Carl married Beulah Waitcell Sparkman, daughter of Willie Moseley Sparkman Sr and Sadie Ozella Head, on 11 Apr 1952 in Crawford, McLennan County, Texas. (Beulah Waitcell Sparkman was born on 29 Jun 1932 in Caradan, Mills County, Texas,² died on 16 May 2008 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas ³ and was buried in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas ⁴.)