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City Mourns Loss of Former Mayor Brown

By Jed Blackwell
Editor
The City of Inman lost a longtime civic leader last week, as William Marshall Brown died at his home on Friday. He was 88.
Brown, who worked as a general contractor, was an Inman City Council member for 17 years, and served as the City’s Mayor from 1994-2001
Colleagues recalled Brown as a tough, fair leader.
“I got to serve two terms as a councilman under Mayor Brown,” said current Inman Mayor Wright Gaines. “He was always fair, but firm. He was a good man.”
Gaines spoke of Brown’s honesty in situations pertaining to the City.
“He’d tell you like it was,” Gaines said.
Gaines also noted that Brown was instrumental in the transition of Inman’s current City Hall from a former Post Office to the building that exists today.
“He actually remodeled City Hall,” Gaines said. “He was out here every day hammering nails. That’s a tribute to him. He was a hardworking man, and I respect him for it. I thought the world of him.”
Fire Chief Chris Collins was called on to assist Brown with the remodeling project, and remembers those days well.
“He got an architect to draw up plans, and me and him and Larry Bagwell pretty much did the work,” Cothran said.
Cothran said that Brown took pride in having his office in the building that he remodeled, and remembered how hard the trio worked to complete the renovations.
“He came to work with us one day and like to have killed us,” Cothran said. “He said ‘I’ll cut ‘em, and ya’ll nail ‘em’. We were getting hit with 2×4s. He was zipping them to us.”
City Clerk Robin Henderson was an accounting clerk during Brown’s administration, and remembers her time with the mayor.
“Marshall Brown was really easy to work for,” Henderson said. “He was really kind and caring. He would pat you on the back, and you never had to worry. He was always there if you needed anything, and you could always talk to him.”
Brown is survived by his wife of 62 years, Doris, by three sons and their families, and by a sister.

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