Leon Brown, age 65, went on to cook Bar-B-Q, for the angels in Heaven on Thursday, May 19, 2016. He was born January 3, 1951, in Texarkana, Texas to L.D. Burns & Optie Brown Bradley.
Leon received his Bachelor’s degree in Business administration from East Texas State University in Texarkana. In 1982, Leon did what every man dreams of doing, he became his own boss, purchasing Fred’s Bar-B-Q Restaurant. This allowed Leon and his wife Queenie, to do what they loved best and that was cook and provide the Irving community with the best BBQ, at reasonable prices families could afford and large portions; a genuine, loving and family run business.
He is preceded in death by both parents, and two brothers, Larry Kent and Johnny Ray Bradley. Left to carry on his legacy is wife Queenie Brown; Daughters Ayana Brown and Karzenna Sanders both of Irving; son Jeffery Leon Brown of Arlington; two grandchildren Alyssa and Jonathan Brown of Arlington; two sisters Pearline Jennings and Zella Mae Bradley both of Texarkana; four brothers J.W., Joe, Morris Lee and Peter Bradley, one uncle, Earnest Lee Williams of Texarkana and included in his legacy are nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of Irving citizens and “Fred’s” Pit Barbeque regulars.
A funeral service will be held 10:30 am, Saturday, May 28 at Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 1020 Sherman St., Richardson, TX 75081. An internment will be held 3:00 pm, the same day at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving.
The family will receive friends at Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home, Friday, May 27, 2016 between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 pm. The family requests memorials to the National Kidney Foundation at https://www.kidney.org/support in Leon’s name.
Over the years the North Dallas Gazette enjoyed working with Mr. Brown with our newspaper often available at his restaurants. The staff of NDG extends our heartfelt sympathies to the Brown family.
