Pastor Edward Bert Brown

Rev. Edward B. (Pop) Brown, 83, of Faith North Carolina, passed away October 7, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.

Born June 16, 1937 in Chesterfield, South Carolina, a son of the late Carrie Gainey Brown and  Pastor Drew Preston Brown. In addition to his parents, Edward is preceded in death by his brother Lonnie James Brown and sister Anita Kay Brown.

Edward was proud to be assistant Pastor at Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of 58 years Marlene Lowe Brown, his children Phyllis Hawkins (Ralph) of Granite Quarry, Pat Hall (William) of Salisbury, Jimmy Brown (Wendy) of Salisbury, Barbara Hall (Pastor Wayne) of Kannapolis, Eddie Brown of Salisbury, Pastor Ronnie Brown (Beverly) of Kannapolis; his sister Corine Rogers (Carl), 8 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Services for Edward will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church in Kannapolis, with Pastor Ronnie Brown, Pastor Randy Simmons and Pastor Wayne Hall officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service from 11:00-1:00 P.M. Burial is to follow at West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove, NC.

We want to thank the nurses at Atrium Health PSC1 staff for the special care they gave our dad (pop) and a special caretaker Kimberly Gulledge.

Memorials may be sent to the Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church 229 Westover Ave Kannapolis, NC

Condolences may be expressed online at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com