February 12, 2022, 94, Goldsboro –
Audrey Sutton Brow, 94, died February 12, 2022.
She was raised in Fountain, NC and attended Elon College.
Visitation at Seymour Funeral Home will be on Thursday, February 17, 2022 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 18, at 11:00 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church, Ash Street. A private graveside ceremony will be at Queen Anne Cemetery in Fountain NC.
Preceding her in death are her parents, Jimmy and Trilba Sutton of Fountain; her sisters, Cobby Sutton Williams, Brenda Sutton Davis, both of Raleigh, and Joyce Sutton Williams of Farmville.
Audrey was happily married to Dr. Byron H. Brow, Jr., deceased, for fifty-three years. They owned a Veterinary hospital to alleviate the pain and suffering of God’s animal kingdom. Dr. Brow practiced medicine, and she ran the office. They were members of a bridge club and traveled and played bridge together for many years making lifelong friends. Audrey was a lifetime member of the American Veterinary Medical Association Auxiliary.
Her deceased son was Byron Henry Brow III of Wilmington NC. Her surviving son is Carl Sutton Brow and his wife, Charlotte, of Pikeville.
Audrey belonged to the First Presbyterian Church in Goldsboro for sixty-six years. She was a church officer and an honorary Life member of Presbyterian Women.
She taught Sunday School, Bible school, Logos, Cub Scouts, and tutored reading in the public schools. She was the treasurer for the Scotch Closet, her church’s “Home Missions” store, for twenty-three years. She was also a treasurer for the Old Albemarle Presbytery which included forty-one churches. She served on the Kirkwood Retirement Board for many years. In 2011, she was awarded the Outstanding Older Adult Ministries Award of the Presbytery of New Hope. Audrey also supported Linus Macharia Mwangi of Kenol, Kenya, a brilliant student and future Christian leader, to attend a boarding school for high school.
As a volunteer for over twenty years at the Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site, she taught quill and ink writing to hundreds of 4th and 7th graders. She was President of William Shaw No 38 American Legion Auxiliary, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. DAR acknowledged her many years of Christmas shopping for patients at the Veteran Administration’s Hospital in Fayetteville, NC.
At age 87, still sharp, she went into the solar farm business, and she met Ret. Colonel Ray Kleber, dear friend and companion, recently deceased.
Audrey enjoyed museums, dancing, historical sites, and her bridge club friends. She was loyal to her family, her church and her country, the United States of America.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to First Presbyterian Church 1101 E. Ash Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530, or the charity of your choice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.
