Ralph Edward Brown, Jr., 62, of Middleburg, Florida passed away Monday, August 1, 2016. He was born on November 6, 1953 in Jacksonville, Florida to Ralph E. Brown, Sr. and Frances Brown. He was a lifelong resident and attended Hibernia Baptist Church. Ralph enjoyed sports, especially NASCAR and Florida State Seminoles football. Mr. Brown loved spending time with his family and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. He is preceded in death by his father and is survived by his mother, Frances Howton; son, Johnathan Brown (Kyla); mother of his son, Deena Brown;brothers, Wade Brown (Mitzi) and Steve Brown; sisters, Camille Parker (Randy) and Melanie Osteen (Richard); niece, Lindsay Osteen; nephews, Aaron Osteen, Justin Parker (Danielle) and Lee Brown (Laura); great-nieces, Elyse Parker, Brylee Brown and Baxlee Brown and great-nephew, Jakob Brown. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm, Wednesday, August 3, 2106 in the Broadus-Raines Chapel. The family has requested in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Hibernia Baptist Church or Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.broadusraines.com. Arrangements under the care of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring St., Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 (904) 284-4000.