Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameGladys Geneva Kepley 
Birth17 Jul 1919, Davidson County, NC
Death25 Jan 2014, Rowan County, NC
Burial27 Jan 2014, Faith Baptist Church Cemetery, Faith, Rowan County, NC
FatherArthur R. Kepley (1888-1957)
MotherJessie Wood (1888-1974)
Spouses
Birth24 Feb 1917
Death20 Jun 1966
BurialFaith Baptist Church Cemetery, Faith, Rowan County, NC
FatherEdward Arthur Brown (1874-1919)
MotherCora Lucinda Holobaugh (1877-1970)
Marriage25 Jul 1941
Notes for Gladys Geneva Kepley
Geneva 'Sis' Kepley Brown
FAITH - Geneva "Sis" Kepley Brown, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away Jan. 25, 2014 at Genesis Nursing Home.
Sis was born July 17, 1919 in Davidson County to the late Arthur Albert Kepley and Jessie Wood Kepley. She attended public schools in Rowan County.
Sis married Carl James "Rink" Brown on July 25, 1941. They had their first child, the late Tony Ray Brown, just before Rink joined the Army. After the war, they built their house on Faith Road and had two daughters, Carol Nadine and Donna Jean.
Sis loved her church where she was an active member. She was in the choir, President of the WMU, head of the bereavement and tape ministries, and was one of the first women deacons.
Sis was a very talented seamstress. She began sewing at an early age in order to have the clothes she needed during the Depression and the war. Later she made all of the clothes for her and her children.
Sis was also very active in the Faith community. She was a member and former President of the American Legion Auxiliary. In 1997 she was chosen Citizen of the Year by the Faith Civitans. She was unselfish with her time and money when it came to helping those in need, always having a sweet, humble spirit about her.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Rink, three brothers Paul, Thurman (Blue), and Garner Kepley, her son Tony, and her son-in-law Terry Jones.
Sis is survived by her two daughters, Donna Hooks and Deanie Jones; one son-in-law, Bobby Hooks; one daughter-in-law, Connie Brown; seven grandchildren, Ashlee Claude (Greg), Wendy Lee (Dale), Paige Crowe (Daniel), Shelley Pence (John), Elizabeth Morrow (Dan), Rebecca Hooks (Scott) and Ryan Brown (Christy) and 12 great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 at Faith Baptist Church, Faith.
Funeral Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Jan 27, at Faith Baptist Church, conducted by Pastor Joe Smith and Dr. Charles R. Brawley, pastor of College Avenue Baptist Church, Lenoir, and Dr. Stan Welch, pastor of West Asheville Baptist Church, Asheville.
Interment will follow at the Faith Baptist Church Cemetery, Faith.
Memorials: Memorials may be made to Faith Baptist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 84, Faith, NC 28041.
Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is assisting the Brown family.
Salisbury Post, 26 Jan 2014
FAITH - Geneva "Sis" Kepley Brown, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away Jan. 25, 2014 at Genesis Nursing Home.
Sis was born July 17, 1919 in Davidson County to the late Arthur Albert Kepley and Jessie Wood Kepley. She attended public schools in Rowan County.
Sis married Carl James "Rink" Brown on July 25, 1941. They had their first child, the late Tony Ray Brown, just before Rink joined the Army. After the war, they built their house on Faith Road and had two daughters, Carol Nadine and Donna Jean.
Sis loved her church where she was an active member. She was in the choir, President of the WMU, head of the bereavement and tape ministries, and was one of the first women deacons.
Sis was a very talented seamstress. She began sewing at an early age in order to have the clothes she needed during the Depression and the war. Later she made all of the clothes for her and her children.
Sis was also very active in the Faith community. She was a member and former President of the American Legion Auxiliary. In 1997 she was chosen Citizen of the Year by the Faith Civitans. She was unselfish with her time and money when it came to helping those in need, always having a sweet, humble spirit about her.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Rink, three brothers Paul, Thurman (Blue), and Garner Kepley, her son Tony, and her son-in-law Terry Jones.
Sis is survived by her two daughters, Donna Hooks and Deanie Jones; one son-in-law, Bobby Hooks; one daughter-in-law, Connie Brown; seven grandchildren, Ashlee Claude (Greg), Wendy Lee (Dale), Paige Crowe (Daniel), Shelley Pence (John), Elizabeth Morrow (Dan), Rebecca Hooks (Scott) and Ryan Brown (Christy) and 12 great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 12:30-2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 at Faith Baptist Church, Faith.
Funeral Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Jan 27, at Faith Baptist Church, conducted by Pastor Joe Smith and Dr. Charles R. Brawley, pastor of College Avenue Baptist Church, Lenoir, and Dr. Stan Welch, pastor of West Asheville Baptist Church, Asheville.
Interment will follow at the Faith Baptist Church Cemetery, Faith.
Memorials: Memorials may be made to Faith Baptist Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 84, Faith, NC 28041.
Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is assisting the Brown family.
Salisbury Post, 26 Jan 2014