Nellie T. Brill

Nellie T. Brill, of Clearwater, Florida passed away on Friday afternoon at the age of 93, August 7, 2020. Nellie was born on January 17, 1927 in Bessemer, Alabama. Her birth name was Nellie, but she always went by the name Nell.

Nell grew up in Bessemer, Alabama. She made a lot of friends growing up there and a lot of them turned out to be good lifelong friends. Then she met Charles Brill in 1957, and in 1959, they got married. Then a few years later she had a son named Larry, and 3 years after that, a daughter named Joy. They lived there until 1968, and then they moved to Clearwater, Florida. Shortly after arriving in Clearwater, Florida, they join the Calvary Baptist Church. Nell was a woman of faith and she believe that Jesus Christ was our Lord and Savior. Then she made more friends living in Clearwater, Florida. Which they also became lifelong friends. Nell's friends that lived in Bessemer, Alabama also moved away when they got married. Nell had friends scattered all over the United States, from the West Coast to the East Coast. Nell and her friends always found time to keep in touch with each other. Charles went to work and Nell stayed home to raise the kids and we all went to church together every Sunday. When Larry and Joy got older, Nell went back to work as a bookkeeper at an insurance company, and she worked there for many years and retired. Nell's daughter Joy met a young man named Ed and in 1985 they got married on Valentine's Day. Joy was 19 years old when she got married. Nell was so happy when Joy got married and excited for Joys new life with Ed, they were young and starting a new life together, which made Nell very proud and happy. Nell was happy and enjoying life. Then a major tragedy happened in Nell's life. Her daughter Joy was in a fatal car accident and died on February 8, 1986 that was 6 days shy of her 1st wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day. Nell's heart was broken and she was very sad. Somehow she managed to deal with the pain of losing her daughter. I believe Nell's strength came from her belief that Jesus Christ was our Lord and Savior, and through him. She had strength to carry on. Nell like to go to family picnics at the park on the weekends. Nell also like to go to the beach with her family and she would sit in a lawn chair on the beach and watch the kids play in the sand and water, and she liked to play in it to. Nell would like the filling of the sand on her feet while sitting in her lawn chair, taking in the view of the beach and the Gulf of Mexico. Nell and Charles would still go to church every Sunday for many years. The only reason Nell stopped going to church was because of health reasons. Charles, still goes to church every Sunday. Even though she could not get up in the morning to go to church, she would always get up Sunday mornings to watch, Sunday morning services on TV. Over the years after Joys death, Nell would be sitting on the couch watching TV and then she would just look off and stare into the distance and you can see that she had tears in her eyes and I would ask her, is everything okay and she would say that, everythings okay. But I believe every time she was staring off out into space, that she was thinking about Joy and that is what brought the tears to her eyes, that was a hurt that she never got over. Nell was a very nice person and she would always take the time to listen to what you had to say. And when you were done talking and getting ready to leave, she would look at you and put a smile on her face and say, I'm praying for you. When you heard that, it would give you hope and make you feel better on the inside, and you always were feeling better when you left. Nell outlived most of her friends, and now that she's gone to be with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. She is set free from the bounds of the earth and is reunited with her daughter Joy and all of her friends and loved ones. And if you were to look up at the sky, Nell would be looking down on you from heaven with a smile on her face and she would say, I'm praying for you. She leaves behind her husband, Charles, that she was married to for a little

over 60 years and me, her son, Larry Brill. She will be missed.

A visitation for Nellie will be held Saturday, August 15, 2020 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home, 2853 Sunset Point Rd., Clearwater, Florida 33759. A funeral service will occur Saturday, August 15, 2020 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, 2853 Sunset Point Rd., Clearwater, Florida 33759. A committal service will occur Saturday, August 15, 2020 from 2:00 to 2:30 pm, 2853 Sunset Point Rd., Clearwater, Florida 33759. A burial will occur at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, 2860 Sunset Point Rd., Clearwater, Florida 33759.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sylvanabbey.com for the Brill family.