Ms. Gloria Marcissa Brown passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

A service to honor her will be held on Friday, December 29, 2023 at 12 noon; at Perry J. Brown Funeral Home, in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel, 909 East Market St, Greensboro, NC 27401

Gloria Marcissa Brown departed peacefully at Beacon Place, Tuesday December 19th, 2023.
She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Willie Brown of Greensboro, NC.

Born August 25th, 1955, Gloria grew up in Greensboro N.C., on Shaw Street where she
attended Jonesboro Elementary School. She joined United Institutional Baptist Church at an
early age and served on the junior usher board. She attended James B. Dudley Senior High
School until the federal desegregation court order of 1971 was passed. She was amongst the
first class of scholars sent to other schools in Guilford County. She later graduated from Walter
T. Hines Page High School in 1973. Following high school, she attended the illustrious North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and majored in Early Childhood
Development. After college, she enlisted in the United States Army.

After serving her country, Gloria’s passion for children led her to a career in teaching starting at
Grace Lutheran Day School. She eventually pursued a career with Guilford County Schools
where she taught K-5 in the Exceptional Children department for 15 years. Following her
retirement from Guilford County Schools, she was a substitute teacher at Johnson’s Daycare.

Gloria was known for being a dependable person. No matter what the task was, she was
promptly ready to provide support in any capacity that she could. Her close friends and family
know about her love for fried fish, coleslaw, a cold one , and her die hard love for the Dallas
Cowboys.

Gloria leaves behind a loving family of two brothers Gordon B. Brown (Greensboro, NC), Morton
H. Brown (Greensboro, NC), a sister Willie Ruth Brown (Greensboro, NC), children Jamarr
Brown and wife Taryn Brown (Charlotte, NC), Chanel Brown (Elkridge MD), four grandchildren
Brianna, Amani, Kalum, and Asher. A special niece Jaime L. Brown (Greensboro, NC) and a
host of loving friends and extended family.