Essie Mae Brown Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Essie Mae Brown of High Point, North Carolina, who passed away on June 1, 2023 at the age of 78. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Henry Jenkins and Lula Jenkins (Ham); her husband Leo Brown; her son Tommy Brown; her granddaughter Brittany Moore; and her siblings, Dorothy Yarborough and Robert Jenkins.
She is survived by: her daughters, Cathy Solomon Greene of Mooresville, NC, Tamara Humphrey (Daniel) of High Point, NC, Angie Hall (Carl) of La Plata, MD, Kimberly Stapleton (James) of Mint Hill, NC and Andrina Brown of New York, NY; her sisters, Naomi Williamson of Darlington, SC and Nancy Wingate (George) of Darlington, SC.; her sister-in-law Mary Boone of High Point, NC; and her close friend Mae Harrinton of High Point, NC.. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and a host of sisters-in-laws, brothers-in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, church family and friends.
In addition, she volunteered at Habitat for Humanities and consistently donated to St Jude, and other organizations to make the lives of others better.