Shelby Jean (Benoy) Brown, 81, of Norwood passed away peacefully at her son’s home on Saturday June 13, 2020. Shelby was a restaurant owner and was known for Southern Comfort food. She enjoyed quilting, reading and making jewelry. She was also a NASCAR fan, with a special focus on the driver – Jeff Gordon and Joey Logano. She was also a football fan and she supported the Carolina Panthers. Most of all she was a woman focused on her family. She will be dearly missed by all that knew and loved her.
She is the daughter of the late Bertie (Rogers) and Henry Paul Benoy. Her husband of 40 years, Jack Brown, preceded her in death in 1996. Shelby was also preceded in death by her daughter Jackie (Brown) Davis and granddaughter Heather Brown.
Left to cherish their memories of her are her daughter, Jennifer (Brown) Hudson and son, Gary Brown and wife Carol. Missing their grandmother are 14 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. She leaves behind her sisters – Anita Johnson of Tennessee, Karen Price of South Carolina and brother - Roger Benoy of South Carolina.
The family extends a special thank you to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County and to Dr. Garry H. Schwartz of the Levine Cancer Institute and his staff.
A celebration of Shelby’s life will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday June 16, 2020 at Carothers Funeral Home Chapel, 2205 Williamsburg Drive, Gastonia. The family will receive friends one hour before the service beginning at 1:00 pm. Pastor Lamar Boulware will offer words of encouragement and hope to family and friends that gather to remember Shelby. Burial will follow the services in the Garden of Honor at Gaston Memorial Park.
Fond memories of Shelby and condolences for the family may be left at www.carothersfuneralhomegastonia.com.
The staff of Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park is honored to serve the Brown family during this difficult time.
