Emily Lee Brown Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on March 15, 2026, at the age of 99, Emily Lee Brown (Richlands, Virginia) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Emily Lee Brown to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, W. C. Will Byrd and Rosa Whitt Byrd; her husband Claude Brown; and her sisters, Mary Hall, Grace Miller, Maude Witten, Ora Byrd, Thelma Boyd and Delora Richardson.
She is survived by: her brothers, Harve Byrd, Robert Byrd, Herbert Byrd, Clarence Byrd and Floyd Curits Byrd; her niece Dorothy "Doris" Whited; her son-in-law Jimmy Salyers; her children, Linda Salyers of Christiansburg, VA, Phyllis Hall (Ronnie) of Swords Creek, VA, Judy Gross (Gary) of Pounding Mill, VA, Gaynell Richardson of Pounding Mill, VA, Janice Brown and Charlie Brown (Missy) of Richlands, VA.; her grandchildren, Tracy (Keith Vinson), Mona (Billy Dowdy), Valerie (Roy Burton), Kevin (Jennifer Salyers), Lori (John Thornsberry), Britta (Mackenzie Herald), Eric (Rebecca Richardson), Chastidy (Brandon Estep), Charlotte (Cody Lester), Jenny-Marie Gross and Angel Brown; her great grandchildren, Hilary (Tim Thompson), Rachael (Robert Carter), Adam Dowdy, Hannah (Nunzio Gallo), Nathan (Jessica Bruton), Emily Salyers (Joey Ballard), Sydney Salyers, Issac Thornsberry, Sky-Lynn, Zavian Estep, Pierce, Aftyn Richardson, Ellie and Eli Herald; and her great great grandchildren, Hayden, Drew, Gabe Thompson, Silas, Shepard Carter, Roman, Viviana Gallo, Jaxon, Weston Burton, Ashlyn and Aurora Dowdy.
In Lieu of flowers, Emily requested that donations be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 50, Memphis, TN.
