Joe Ed Brewer

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Thursday, May 17, 2007, at the Ott & Lee Chapel in Brandon, Mississippi, with Reverends Mark & Brenda Zedlitz, officiating. BURIAL: Floral Hill Memory Gardens in Pearl, Mississippi, under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Brandon, Mississippi.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Brewer was born September 15, 1923 in Maben, Mississippi, to Thomas Jefferson Brewer and Dora Bell Stafford Brewer. He attended school in Paynes, Mississippi. He married Faye Spears on September 12, 1946 in Jackson, Mississippi. They moved to Pampa in 1947 and lived there until June of 2005 when they moved to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Joe worked for the Pampa Police Department from 1948 until 1970 when he went to work for the Gray County Sheriff's Office. In 1974, he went to work for IRI International as a security guard until his retirement in 1988. Most people considered him the unofficial greeter at United and Albertsons because he was always sitting on the bench greeting and visiting with his many friends from the Pampa area.Joe was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather and friend. He was always the first one on the scene if a friend needed help. We know that he is now with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, preparing the way for the rest of his family.Joe is survived by his wife of 60 years, Faye of the home; one son, Thomas Brewer of Shawnee, Oklahoma; 3 daughters, Wanda Farrar & husband Terry and Sandy Rosenbalm, all of Longview, Texas, and Gail Summers & husband Butch of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; one sister, Jimmie Vick of Wyandotte, Michigan and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by the brother and sister of his heart, Henry & Barbara Veach of Borger, Texas; daughter and son of his heart, Mark & Brenda Zedlitz of Arkansas; and grandchildren of his heart, Brendan Zedlitz of Amarillo, Texas, and Hilary & Chloe Zedlitz of Arkansas.