James Brown Obituary
The passing of James Brown in Fort Smith, Arkansas occurred on August 29, 2026. James, born on May 1, 1952 in Poteau, Oklahoma, is remembered by those who knew him. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of James Brown to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Ed Brown and Imogene Brown (Cass); his sister Carolyn Sue Tepfer Brown; his brother-in-law John Tepfer; his nephew Stanley Carpenter; his niece Chastity Patton; his grandparents, Lewis Cass and Alice Beasley; and his close friend Ernest Medley.
He is survived by: his grandchildren, AJ Patton, Everleigh Sue Patton, Serenity Patton of Warner, OK and Danielle Nippert of Stigler, OK.; his children, Brooke Patton-Gross (Trish) of Stigler, OK, Brandy Carpenter of Stigler, OK and Daniel Patton of Stigler, OK.; his nieces and nephews, Zackary Sweeten (Taylor) of Barling, AR, Summer Sweeten, Colbe Horton of Keota, OK, Rocky Sweeten, Sofia Loera of Broken Arrow, OK, Elizabeth Patton, Jacob Jones of Missouri, Matthew Patton and Autumn Kramer; his great-nieces and great-nephews, Sawyer James Davis of Keota, OK, Atticus Horton of Keota, OK, Aspen Sweeten of Barling, AR and Camden Sweeten; his close friend Richard Atkinson of Fort Smith, AR.; and his friend Earl Smith of Keota, OK.
Viewing was held on Thursday, September 3rd 2026 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and on Friday, September 4th 2026 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Mallory Chapel (800 Main St, Keota, OK 74941). A funeral service was held on Friday, September 4th 2026 at 1:00 PM at the Keota First Baptist Church.
