Ayodele Brown Obituary

Age - 1039

September 10, 2023

Martinsville, VA

On August 27,2023 God call home Ayodele Bobby Brown. Ayodele's viewing will be on Thursday August 14, 2023, from 5 pm to 7 pm, followed by a celebration of life, on August 15, 2023, at 1 pm here at Steele- Bullock Funeral Home, located at 3950 Turnpike Rd Portsmouth VA 23701.

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