Brown Funeral Home

Established in 1930, Brown Funeral Home is located at 338 E. Main St., Newport. Having served innumerable families, many for generations, Brown Funeral Home blends traditional values with modern practices to provide exceptional care to every family.

Brown Funeral Home staff members are committed to providing courteous, compassionate service with fairness and respect.

Brown Funeral Home offers a variety of services designed to fit most any budget, ranging from traditional funerals to cremation to celebration of life services. Customers may also opt for Brown Funeral Home’s pre-arrangement plans.

Brown Funeral Home’s staff pledge themselves to provide knowledgeable assistance while you plan the most appropriate, meaningful, and economical tribute to your loved one.

Nathan D. Manning is manager. For more information, please call 423-623-3041 or email us at brownfuneralhomenewport.yahoo.com.

You may also view their website at www.brownfuneralhomenewport. com.

Suggs Funeral Home, Voyle Maloy, A.D. Suggs, and Ruby Suggs Stuart having bought it. In 1945 Maloy and his wife, Mattie Lou, purchased the other two partners’ interest and operated the business until their deaths in the 1970s.

Cleo Balch then became manager and oversaw the business until his retirement in 1991, when Donnie Costner purchased the controlling interest. Costner later became owner outright in 1994. Today the business is known as Costner-Maloy

Funeral Home.

A complete service funeral home, Costner-Maloy continues to be housed in one of downtown Newport’s oldest homes.

Over the years, additions to the original building have been made, along with some remodeling and refurbishing projects.

Among its many attractions are several items of antique furniture and square grand pianos Costner has collected over the years. For more information, call 423-623-7311.