Ann Brown Kesler

Ann Brown Kesler December 10, 1927 - January 17, 2025 Ann Brown Kesler, 97, passed away peacefully, January 17, 2025, at Autumn Care of Salisbury. She was born December 10, 1927 in Rowan County to the late Walter Lee Brown and Willie Gibson Brown. Ann was married to Troy Alexander Kesler, who preceded her in death on April 8, 2011. She graduated from East Spencer High School. She worked at Woolworth’s and Southern Bell Telephone Company in her early years and retired from Sears Roebuck and Company. Ann was a member of the Providence United Methodist Church and was a member of the Gala Bridge Club for 70 years. Ann was a strong woman and hard worker who loved her family and friends so much. Ann found a renewed sense of purpose in helping raise her twin granddaughters who she frequently bragged about. She was later blessed and elated with the arrival of her great grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, James “Buster”, Charlie, Harry and Bill Brown; and sisters, Mary Grace Guffy and Evelyn Brown (infant). She is survived by son, Rod Kesler of Salisbury; daughter, Gail Turner of Lexington; sisters, Dot Eller of Salisbury and Beckie Burrows of Salisbury; brother-in-law, Norman Kesler (Betti) of Salisbury, sister-in-law Linda Brown of Salisbury, granddaughters, Kara Uhinck (Mark) of Granite Quarry, Kimberly Miller (Jason) of Raleigh; and the great grandchildren, Eli Uhinck, Sicilia Miller, Kesler Miller and Ben Uhinck. Ann’s family would like to thank the Autumn Care of Salisbury’s staff, the Hospice staff and Tiffany Inglold, PA, for the loving and professional care she received. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 pm, Saturday, January 25th, at Providence United Methodist Church with Rev. Barry Queen officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 before the funeral. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Providence United Methodist Church, 6450 Bringle Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC 28146. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Kesler family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.