Preston graduated from high school at Valleydale Christian Academy but spent the majority of his life growing up in the Chelsea school system. He often talked about a career as a millwright or working in construction. He enjoyed creating things with his hands.
Preston had a huge, tender heart, loved animals, and had a special way to connect with children. He was a natural athlete, could place a quarter in a machine to get a stuffed animal, and would produce one every time. He was a beautiful young soul who loved his family.
He is survived by his mother and bonus-dad, Sharon and Scott Gilbert; his dad, David Brown; his twin brother, Parker Brown; his older siblings, Matthew Brown, Makayla Gilbert, and Kylie Gilbert; and grandparents, Bill and Annette Berry, Leslie and Vicki Brown, Nancy Hoffman, Dennis and Doris Gilbert, and Hilliard and Pam Morgan. Preston was loved by a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends also.
Visitation will be from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, Alabama, immediately followed by A Service of Remembrance for Preston Brown at 2 p.m. at the funeral home's chapel. Burial will be at Southern Heritage Cemetery, Pelham.
Please share your written tributes at Preston's special page at www.SouthernHeritageFunerals.com.
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