Brownlie - Maxwell 1930 Photo |
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Brownlie
- Maxwell Funeral Home started in the late 1890's
in conjunction with a hardware store on New Haven Ave. in
downtown Melbourne. In 1915 V. C. Brownlie and his wife
"Bobby" moved to Melbourne from Eastern Kentucky
and took over the operation, eventually moving it to the
present location in 1934. Conger Brownlie and Bert Maxwell
joined the firm in the late 40's after returning from military
service in the US Navy in WW II. They worked hard to expand
and improve the business throughout the "Space Race"
age of the 50's and 60's. Their sons, Mike |
Brownlie and Greg Maxwell,
assumed management in the mid 70's to become the third generation
of this family to be in the funeral business in Melbourne,
and another generation is coming along.
In 1978 we added the first crematory in
Melbourne to our facilities and in 1991 expanded and remodeled
the older building. At that time we were nominated for awards
by the Brevard Beautification Committee for our newly expanded
presence on US 1 just one block north of Strawbridge Ave. |
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Brownlie - Maxwell 1950 Photo |
Brownlie - Maxwell 2000 Photo |
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Using only our family's
history here from 1915 we are the 17th oldest business in
Central Florida according to the Orlando Business Journal
and in Melbourne our longevity is only surpassed by one
other private business that we know.
We are firmly dedicated to the South Brevard
Community and very involved in it. Associations include
Rotary, Kiwanis, Shrine, Easter Seals, Downtown Melbourne
Merchants Association, Health First Holmes Regional Development
Council and Hospice, Chamber of Commerce, and the Florida
and National Funeral Directors Association. |
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