Mr. Ben Brown, 82, of Ladson, South Carolina entered eternal rest on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. The family will have a Celebration of Life Service on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at Memorial Missionary Baptist Church - 153 Alexander Street - Charleston, SC. The Interment will follow at Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens - 1308 Mathis Ferry Road - Mt. Pleasant, SC. A public viewing will take place on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, from 3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. at the Smith-McNeal Funeral Home - 2119 Dorchester Road - N. Charleston, SC. He is survived by his children: Lavelle Higgins, Ben Brown, Jr., and Benzena Washington; grandchildren: Calvin Higgins, Larry Lawrence, Jr., Rashawn Edwards, Valencia Edwards, Lavelle Edwards, Davon Higgins, Michael Simmons, and Tamika Ford; and siblings: Margie Brown, Samuel Brown, Rena Coleman, Henrietta Davis, and Betty May Ancrum. He was preceded in death by his mother: Florine Parker Brown; father: Ben Brown, Sr.; brothers: Lionel Parker, Raymond Brown, Sr., and Hubert Brown; and sisters: Miriam Brown and Hilda Brown Holmes.