Earl P. Brown Sr. On Saturday, December 31, 2011, of Gambrills, MD, beloved husband of Joan J. Brown; loving father of Herbert, Verlia, Laura, Patrick and Troyon; dear brother of Dolores Brown, Anna Marr, Margaret McClean, Dorothy Robinson, Sharon Boggs and John Brown. The family will receive friends at the family-owned BEALL FUNERAL HOME, 6512 NW Crain Hwy (Rte. 3 South), Bowie, MD, on Thursday, January 5, 2012, from 6 to 8pm. A viewing will be held at the Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church, 1357 E. Capitol Street, SE, Washington DC, 20003, on Friday, January 6, 2012, from 10 to 11am, where a funeral service will be held at 11am. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery in Brentwood, MD.