Funeral services for Ms. Patricia Ann Brown Perry, 76, of Baltimore, MD, will be held 11:00am, Friday, June 19, 2026, at Williams Chapel AME Church, Orangeburg, SC, with interment to follow at Belleville Memorial Garden, Orangeburg, SC.

Ms. Patricia Ann Brown Perry will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.

Ms. Patricia Ann Brown Perry, passed away Monday, June 1, 2026, in Baltimore, MD.

Ms. Patricia Ann Brown Perry was born on March 23, 1950, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to the late Mr. Bennie M. Brown, Sr. and Mrs. Josephine Boykin Brown. She departed this earthly life on June 1, 2026.

She graduated from Orangeburg Wilkinson High School in 1968 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and Home Economics from South Carolina State College in 1972.

Patricia dedicated more than 40 years to education as an elementary and middle school teacher. She taught in both California and Maryland and retired from the Prince George’s County Public School System in 2017.

Patricia was baptized at Williams Chapel AME Church and accepted Christ at a young age. She was a longtime member of New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, where she served faithfully on the Deacon Board.

Patricia was affectionately known as “Tricia,” “Pat,” and “Aunt Pat.” She was a generous and loving soul whose warm, outgoing spirit made everyone around her feel loved and appreciated. She loved the Lord Jesus Christ, her family, her friends, teaching, the color purple, and shopping—especially for shoes. She was also an avid fan of the South Carolina State University Bulldogs and the Baltimore Ravens.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Ms. Miriam E. Brown Aiken; her niece, Ms. Valerie R. Aiken; and her nephew, Mr. Christopher A. Aiken.

She leaves to cherish her memory: her sister, Rev. Sandra Brown Young of Atlanta, Georgia; her brothers, Mr. Michael M. Brown of San Leandro, California, Mr. Bennie M. Brown, Jr. (Beth) of Orangeburg, South Carolina, and James Bernard Brown of Hollywood, California; her nieces, Mrs. Labrena Aiken-Furtick (Jim) of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Ms. Marion L. Brown of Columbia, South Carolina, Ms. Lesly Brown of Los Angeles, California, and Ms. Misha Riley of Oakland, California; and her nephew, Mr. Charles A. Aiken of Houston, Texas.

She also leaves her Aunt, Mrs. Amelia Boykin Townsend of Florence, South Carolina.

Visitation will be held Thursday, June 18, 2026, from 3:00pm - 6:00pm.

Family and friends may call Simmons Funeral Home and Crematory of Orangeburg.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.simmonsfuneralhome.com