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Gilbert Maynard Brown, an internationally- recognized expert on fission energy and the design and operation of nuclear power plants, died in the care of Hospice after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure on December 3, 2012, in Dunedin, Florida.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years Barbara Anderson Brown, their six children Mark, Kevin, David, Robert, Nancy and Karin, their six grandchildren Peter, Britton, Emma Lee, Jack, Dylan and Cameron, and his three brothers, Evans, Neal and John.
Born October 25, 1928, in the red clay farm country of northern Madison County, Florida near Boggy Bay, Gilbert was the son of Maggie Rambo O’Neal Brown and Will Brown, the third of six children. He grew up during the Depression in a small farmhouse on a beautiful hill. He regarded going to school when he was young as a luxury and a privilege. He was a man of responsibility and hard work, and was strong and determined until the end.
During the Korean War, Gilbert was drafted by the Army and served as a platoon leader of Quad-50 half-track combat vehicles for most of 1951-52 near Kumwha. The cold trauma of this experience shaped the rest of his life. He later declined a medal for bravery and a Battlefield Officer’s Commission.
After the war, he married Barbara and entered the University of Florida, where he excelled, graduating cum laude in chemical engineering, with a minor in physics. He was a member of the Honorary Engineering Fraternity Tau Beta Pi.
He began his 40-year nuclear energy career during the early stage of the development of fission-reactor power plants, working with two scientists from the Manhattan Project. In a building formerly occupied by an orange juice plant in Dunedin, Mr. Brown co-founded Southern Nuclear Engineering Company, and began a career and company that still influences the design and safety of nuclear plants across the globe. Gilbert assisted in the design of the second US nuclear submarine, as well as many of the first nuclear power plants in the US. He was a Senior Fellow with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a Senior Manager with the Nuclear Energy Institute, and project manager and chief consulting engineer for the construction of the nuclear reactor at Georgia Tech. He trained personnel from several foreign countries in nuclear safety, and lectured around the world on nuclear power and technology. In another technical area, he drafted several procedures for the Saturn -V moon launch program. In the 1980’s, he was called upon to assist our Government’s investigation of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine. Later in his career, Mr. Brown worked for the Department of Energy in Washington, D. C., and at the Westinghouse- Savannah River Nuclear Power Plant in Aiken, South Carolina.
After retirement, among other pursuits, Gil wrote poetry and prose, including a poem for the queen of England, for which he received personal thanks. He authored a poem about his college class that is inscribed on a bronze plaque in an engineering building on the UF campus.
A memorial mass will be held at Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic CHurch, Dunedin, Saturday, December 15, at 1:00 pm. A reception will follow immediately after mass in the Comny Center at the church.
Mr. Brown will be interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Gainesville, Florida, alongside his infant daughter, Sharon Elaine Brown.

Carrie Louise McClamma, age 85, died Monday, December 3, 2012, at Madison County Memorial Hospital.
Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 6, 2012, at Oak Ridge Cemetery with visitation one hour prior to the service at Beggs Funeral Home Madison Chapel.
She was born in Madison and worked for Metal Products before retiring. She was a member of New Hopeful Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Sandra McVicker (Jim) of Madison.
She was preceded in death by her husband,  Woney McClamma.
Beggs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 850-073-2258.

Margaret Regina Parry, age 71, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Capital Regional Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2012 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
She was born in New York and moved to Madison 31 years ago, coming from Miami. She was a retired science teacher and taught at NFCC. 
She is survived by two sons, Timothy Parry of Okinawa and Sean Parry of Arkansas; three sisters: Audrey Laws and Regina Barber, both of Cherry Lake and Diane Daniels of North Carolina; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Breast Cancer Research.
Beggs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (850) 973-2258.

Bob Gibson Smith, 47, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012.
A lifelong resident of Madison, he was born on the 4th of July 1965. Bob was a Christian and a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, a long-time independent truck driver, historian, artist and had a unique sense of humor.
He is survived his parents, Roy and Catherine G. Smith; sister Nola (David) Sindt; brothers, Curtis (Melinda), Emmett (Debbie) and Doug Smith, all of Madison; and will be greatly missed by numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was the grandson of the late Emory T. (Hoot) and Lora Starling Gibson of Hanson and Emmett E. and Nola Womack Smith, of Oklahoma and Texas.
A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church, 4084 NE Rocky Road, Madison. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Robin F. Tyre, 48, passed away November 28, 2012 at his home in Valdosta, Ga.
A memorial gathering of family and friends will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 at the home of Robin and Lorie Tyre, 2765 Copeland Road, in Valdosta.
Robin was born in Lake City and had lived most of his life in Valdosta. He was a diesel and hydraulics mechanic for LM Hydraulics in Valdosta also he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a go-kart racer and loved the outdoors. He loved life and people and was always willing to help others.
He is survived by his wife, Lorie Tyre; two daughters, Ashley Kinlaw and husband Kendal of Bladenborough, N.C. and Shauna Lynn Tyre of Valdosta; a grandchild, Tristan Grimes of Valdosta; his mother and step-father, Carolyn and Richard Cheshire of Valdosta; step-mother, Linda Tyre of Macclenny; two brothers, Franklin Tyre and Ritchie Cheshire; sisters, Chanell Tyre, Wanda Mason, and Rebecca Southers; step-children, Eric Hodge, Wanda Taylor(Pat) and Elizabeth Cotrell; and step-grandchildren, Jena Rose Hodge and Riley James Taylor. He was predeceased by his father, Charles Tyre.
T. J. Beggs, Jr. & Sons, Madison (850) 973-2258, is in charge of arrangements.