Max Lynn Brown, 76, of Amarillo died Sunday, March 15, 2015. A memorial service will be held March 18th at First Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.
Through the years, he served as pastor of Baptist churches in Wellborn, Ozona, Hamlin, Uvalde, Huntsville, Brownwood and Galveston. He served on the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, and served as Director of the Human Welfare Coordinating Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas during his pastoral years. In July 1976, he served as chaplain for one day at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC and opened the Congress with prayer. He was a member of the Board of Trustees at Howard Payne University and received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree in 1977. He was a member of the Board of Regents of Baylor University; President of the Southern Baptist Association of Ministries to the Aging; and President of Texas Alumni of South Western Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as interim pastor of First Baptist Churches in Abilene, Plainview, Hereford, Happy, and Claude. In 1993, Max served as Vice President of Development at High Plains Baptist Hospital. When the hospital merged with St. Anthony’s Hospital, he became Director of the Baptist St. Anthony’s Foundation. After retiring, Max served as a Chaplain of Interim Hospice of Amarillo. It was a rewarding way for Max to complete his ministry years. He was grateful for the compassionate care he received as a patient of Interim Hospice. The entire staff helped prepare Max for the transition from this life.
Survivors include his wife of 10 years, Diann Brown, a son and daughter-in-law, Les and Desi Brown of Richardson, a daughter, Aimee Brown of Amarillo, and seven grandchildren, Lara Catherine, Abbie, Paul, Luke, Joshua, Bella and Lillian, along with his wife’s children, Michael McNew of Arkansas, Susan and Steven Sigler of Lewisville and Julie and Clint Clark of Flower Mound and his wife’s eight grandchildren, a brother and sister-in-law, Grady and Carolyn Brown of Livingston and his first wife, Katy Brown of Amarillo. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm on Tuesday, March 17th at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be made to a favorite charity.
Max was a compassionate, loving and caring man. We thank God for the gift of Max’s life and the time spent with him.
