Joseph Vernon Brown, 80, widower of Carolyn Janet Brown, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Palmetto Health-Tuomey. Born in Asheville, NC, he was a son of the late Eugene D. Insko and the late Mary Ella Brown Insko. Mr. Brown attended First Baptist Church-Sumter. He served 12 years in the US Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired from Catapillar Inc. after more than 40 years of service. He was a member of the Lions Club and American Legion Post 15. Survivors include, four children, Susan Bostanche (Dave) of Yorkville, IL, Edward A. Brown (Thi) of Alexandria, VA, John E. Brown of Plainfiled, IL, and Ronald J. Brown (Dorothy) of St Louis, MO; one granddaughter, Cassie Jolley (Chaz) of Naperville, IL.; and his beloved dog, Ma-Li. He is also survived by his special friends, Ed and Gloria Frenz, Phil and Sharon Ehlen, Brian Husky, and Trey Howell all of Sumter. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. A private burial will be held in the Plainfield Cemetery in Palinfield, IL. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter, SC. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church-Sumter, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or the Sumter S.P.C.A., 1140 S. Guignard Dr., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.