Obituary of Florence Brinson Brown ~ 2006

Source: Duplin Times Aug 24 2006





Florence Brinson Brown, age 83, died Monday, August 21, 2006, at her home 
in Kenansville surrounded by her family. She was born September 9, 1922, 
to the late Amos "Doc" Brinson and Cora Bostic Brinson. 
She was a lifelong member of the Kenansville Baptist Church where she 
served as a Sunday school teacher and on various committees. She was a 
member of the Order of the Eastern Star for sixty-three years. She served 
as Worthy Matron for four years as well as held various other offices 
with the Eastern Star. She served with the United States Postal Service 
for thirty-six years retiring as Postmaster in Kenansville. 
She was preceded in death by her husband of forty-eight years, Thurman S. 
Brown. She is survived by two daughters, Alice L. Brown and fiance Leonard 
R. Cherry, Brenda F. Brown and husband Roger "Perks" Tharpe, one 
granddaughter, Michelle Quinn and husband Kim Quinn, one great-grandson, 
Holden Quinn, and one brother, Willard Brinson, all of Kenansville. 
She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Annie Mae B. Blanton, 
Mavis B. Thigpen, Irene B. Miller; and six brothers, Clifton Brinson, 
Woodrow Brinson, Maurice Brinson, Amos Brinson, Lester Brinson and Davis 
"Jack" Brinson. 
The family will receive friends during visitation which will be held on 
August 22, 2006, at Kenansville Baptist Church, 114 Routledge Road, 
Kenansville, North Carolina, from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. A service 
celebrating her life will be held on Wednesday, August 23, 2006, at 3:00 
p.m. at Kenansville Baptist Church. The Reverend Mike Thompson, Angie 
Partin and Gene Lakey will officiate. 
Interment will follow the service at Devotional Gardens on Highway 24 
East. All other times the family will be at the home of Florence Brinson 
Brown located at 204 Routledge Road, Kenansville. 
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kenansville Baptist Church, 
PO Box 865, Kenansville, North Carolina 28349 or Carolina East Hospice 
Home, PO Box 887, Kenansville, North Carolina 28349. Padgett Funeral 
Home, Wallace. 



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