Alice Faye Sherrill Brown

She had a very happy marriage of 63 years to her husband, Joe E. Brown. In addition to Joe, she is survived by daughter, Joyce Eisele and husband, Mark; brother, Robert “Bob” Sherrill and wife, Martie; sister, Kay Sherrill McDaniel and husband, Charles; nephews and nieces, Sherrie McDaniel Powell, Kevin McDaniel, Malinda Brown Godfrey and husband, Donald, and Melanie Brown Jenkins and husband, Eric; great-nephews and -nieces, Elijah and Carley Godfrey, Hayden and Houston Jenkins, and Ashlee, Adam and Alexius Powell. Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Walter W. and Helen D. Sherrill.

Alice was born in Hickory, Catawba County. She and Joe grew up in West Hickory Baptist Church. After finishing high school, she and Joe went to Gaffney, Cherokee County, S.C., and were married Dec. 25, 1954, Christmas Day, by W. R. Douglas. Alice worked at several different jobs, but spent the most of her working years with Shuford Mills Inc. in Hickory. She worked in the accounts payable department until her retirement in 1999. For several years, she was the pianist for West Hickory Baptist Church, and also was a Sunday school teacher for many years. She and Joe did a lot of traveling after her retirement.

Alice and Joe spent about a month driving to the west coast in 2000. Joe’s ship reunion was in San Diego, Calif., and they made a tour driving out the southern route and returning the northern route. They visited Zion Park, Yellowstone Park, Mt. Rushmore, and the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota. Another time, they made a trip driving to Detroit, Mich., then into Canada to Niagara Falls, on to Maine, and returning home after about three weeks. They drove to all of Joe’s ship reunions since the one in San Diego; 2001 Jacksonville, Fla., 2002 St. Louis, Mo., 2003 Myrtle Beach, S.C., 2004 Andover, Mass., 2005 Harrisburg, Pa., 2006 Albuquerque, N.M., 2007 Dayton, Ohio, and 2008 Charleston, S.C. In 2001, they flew to Seattle, Wash., and took a bus to British Columbia to board a cruise ship to Alaska. Alice and Joe had lots of fun traveling together and made many great memories.

Services will be private.

Donations may be sent to West Hickory Baptist Church, 40 12th St. NW, Hickory, NC 28601.

Condolences may be sent at www.brownwynne.com.