Helen Marie Perry Brown Kimbrell

February 13, 1920 - October 1, 2020

Helen Marie Perry Brown Kimbrell, 100, of Mt. Ulla, NC and St. Augustine, FL, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 in Pinellas Park, FL. She was born on February 13, 1920 in Troutman, NC, to the late Judge Avery Perry, Sr. and Bessie Cavin Perry. Mrs. Kimbrell was retired from Burlington Industries. She was a member of Triplett United Methodist Church in Mooresville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Arthur Bain Brown and William Clarence Kimbrell; son, James “Jim” Brown; granddaughter, Tammy Brown; sisters, Carrie Harrington, Myrtle Fox, Lettie Clapp, Edna Ervin, Ruth Brown, Viola Mae Stephens, Zelma Cheek, Martha Winslow, Versie Rancourt; and brothers, Edwin Perry, Judge Perry, Jr. and LeConte Perry. She is survived by her children, Perry Wayne Brown (Perma), Mary Bess Brown Terrell; daughter-in-law, Libby Brown; step daughter, Susan Johnson (Henry); grandchildren, James Brown, Jr. (Yuliya), Mark Brown, Jerry Brown, Gail Henderson, Perry Brown, Karen Davies (Jeff), Kristi Brown (T.J.); step grandchildren, Joshua Terrell, Jennifer Pauley, William Johnson, Heather Dretsch; eight great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 7 at Glenwood Memorial Park with Rev. Joe Collins officiating. For those who are unable to attend the graveside, you may go to the following link for the live stream https://www.facebook.com/CavinCookFuneralHomeServices/ In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association - Western Carolina Chapter, 4600 Park Road, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory, Mooresville, is serving the Kimbrell family. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.