SALISBURY - James "Buster" Brown died Friday, May 25, 2018 at his home. Born in Wicomico County, he was the son of the late Carlton James and Carrie Turner Brown.
He was a 1954 graduate of Wicomico High School, where he played trombone in the marching band. Following graduation, he entered the U.S. Army, serving as a Combat Engineer in Germany for 20 months. He returned home to work as a carpenter and at the Watson Shirt Factory, later named Gant Shirt Makers. Later he worked for the city of Salisbury as a Master Carpenter; in his more than 20 years in the Carpentry Shop, he contributed works to area playgrounds, the Salisbury Zoo and the Riverwalk area. He was a member of the Single Action Shooting Society and of the Delaware Gospel Music Association.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Charlotte A. Brown; two special nieces, Lynn Lockerman Ruark of Delmar and Tracey Lockerman of Salisbury; a special nephew, Ronald Guy Lockerman, Jr. of Florida; and many other great-nieces and great-nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Jean Lockerman.
A funeral service was held Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury. Burial was in Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury.