Perry Thomas Brow
November 23, 1957 ~ June 5, 2016
Resided in:
Mills River, NC
Perry Thomas Brow, 58, of Mills River, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Park Ridge Hospital.
A native of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Wallace Brow and Ella Smith Brow Dowdle.
Perry was the parts manager at Fred Anderson Nissan of Asheville and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
He is survived by his wife, Diana Huntsinger Brow; step-father, Charles Dowdle of Asheville; one daughter, Bailey Warren and her husband, Jordan, of Hendersonville; one son, Patrick Brow and his wife, Emily, of Hendersonville; three brothers, Larry Brow of Fairview, Lee Brow of Waynesville and Randy Dowdle of Hendersonville; two grandchildren, Porter Brow and Emma Goff (and one grandchild on the way), as well as several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, June 9, 2016 in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.
Interment will follow at New Salem Cemetery and the family will receive friends from 12:30-2:00 PM on Thursday at the funeral home.
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I had the pleasure of working with Perry for just over 2 years and continued to keep in touch after as well. He was a great coworker and better friend. My thoughts are with the family during this time.
My prayers are with all of you in this difficult time of sorrow.
May God Bless and Hold you.
So sorry for your lost!!
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. May God bless you all.
Thoughts and prayers for you and your family at this difficult time. I worked with Perry in Hendersonville years ago but will always remember what a pleasure it was.
So So very sorry my friend. May god bless and comfort you and family at this time of loss and grieving, You and family are in my thoughts and prayers. God bless my friend ..
Patrick, Bailey, and Diana I was so sorry to hear about your husband and father. We are never ready for something like this.. Should any of you need me for anything please let me know. My heart and prayers go out to all of you and the family.
My thoughts and prayers are with all the family. I worked with Perry both at
Hunter Nissan and Hunter Chevrolet. He was always so easy going and fun to work with. He was a true friend and gentlemen.
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE FOR YOU.PB HAS BEEN MY FRIEND FOR SO MANY YEARS.I WILL MISS HIM.MY LOVE TO ALL HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
Diana i am so sorry for your lost to you and your family as you know Perry and i go back over 35 years and was a true friend. If you are ever in need of anything please let me know.
Patrick, Bailey, ‘Carol’, Jordan, Emily and the babies…I’m so so very sorry. I know it’s devastating and there are no words that can help that. It was obvious how very much he loved all of you. I’d you need anything at all, just call.
I LOVE YOU ALL. When Daddy passed, Perry was there. You will never know what that meant to me. I always knew he would never steer me wrong and would fuss when I pushed the boundaries. He was truely a wonderful man. I am blessed for having you all in my life.
My heart is broken for you Diane, Bailey and Patrick. These last few days have been filled with sadness and shock. Perry was always a better friend to me than he was a Parts Manager, and he was arguably the best in the Anderson Auto Group. He never failed to put a smile on my face or have my back at every turn. I have so many great Perry stories and quotes that I’ve retold countless times to my friends and family but I’ll never forget when he convinced me to drive 34 hours round trip with him to Kansas City for training because he hated flying so much. He smoked in the rental car the whole way and made me promise I wouldn’t tell the Rental Car Manager. He sprayed that car down with so many perfumes and deodorizers it was probably even worse for him than the two packs he smoked the whole way. We talked about so many things in that car ride. Music, life and stories we couldn’t believe we were still alive to tell. After all of that with Perry… almost a day and half of non-stop of riding together, I’m pretty sure when we pulled in the driveway, he still insisted we drink an ice cold beer and ride around together on his golf cart in the yard. Perry never yelled, lovingly picked on everyone around him and would give you his last dollar if he thought you needed it. I will miss that man so much and I am still wrestling between being regretful that I didn’t spend more time with him and thankful of all of the moments and memories he has given me. I know that Perry would tell me not to be so upset about him being gone, but this is just going to have the be the one last time I aggrivate him by brushing him off when I didn’t agree. So much love goes out to all of you, and just as Perry would have, I am here always for any of you if you need me.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all. He was such a kind and good man.
So sorry for your loss. Praying for you and the family. Cherish the memories!
Diana, Patrick and Bailey –
We love you all and we loved Perry so much. This is still such a shock to us all, but we hope you can take some comfort in knowing that he is in wonderful place, a beautiful place, a much better place today. He is in the presence of the Lord and we will see him again one day.
Revelation 21:14 – ‘And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.’
Love,
Larry, Kim, Mekenzie and Megan
We are very sorry for your loss. Perry will be missed. I enjoyed working with him at Hunter Nissan for several years. Our thoughts & prayers are with you & your family at this very difficult time.
Diana,Bailey an Patrick, I am so shocked an saddened to hear about Perry. I cannot even begin to imagine your heartache. He was always talking about you an the kids an showing me pictures of Porter, an talking about Baileys baby on the way. Please know my will be lifting your family up in prayer now an in the days to come. God bless you an your family!
Patrick, Emily, family and friends…you are in my thoughts and prayers. May each sunrise bring you hope and may the sunset bring peace to your heat…remember the laughs, smiles and good times and may they lighten your sorrow…May God hold you near
I’m so very sorry to hear that Perry has passed away. He was a very special person once in my life in school and was very likeable friendly person whom we all loved. Times like this I know family or friends never want to go through. I’m so sorry and just want to give my prayers to all family and friends and may God bless them as they try to get through this day by day and help guide them also to put their life’s back together as they go through life in remembrance of Perry and his Jolly face and laughter what a good man he was. He was truly loved.
My thoughts and prayers are with Diana, Patrick, and Bailey. Perry was someone I looked up to and could call my friend. I want to thank his family and god for the time we got to spend with him. From the golf cart rides, talking about his groundhog colony, getting firewood, talking gardening, work, or just everyday life things, he was a character to be around. He will be missed dearly by all who knew him. He was my friend!
Diana, Patrick, and Bailey we are praying for you and we love you. Miss Solene and Papa
Prayers for all of Perry’s family. Was friends of all of his family and until he left home. Janie is still a dear friend.
Perry has always been more a brother than a friend, for the biggest part of 25 years.our fellowship was as close as family could be He will be missed.Diane you and the kids will be in our thoughts and PRAYERS.please call if we can do anything. .
Diana, Bailey, Patrick,
I’m so very sorry for your loss. Perry is truly a very special person, ive known perry for a very long time (I remember the rock shack) and I can honestly say that he is the same kind person today as he was over 25 years ago. Perry is truly a person that was completely transparent, what you see is what you get, and what you got was a great guy who loved life.
I will miss him. My prayers are with you all.
Fondly Rick Gladwell
If a man is blessed, he has a handful of lifelong friends. If he is truly blessed these are friends that can be counted on for sound counsel throughout his life. I have known Perry for 50 years and I count myself as privileged to call him my lifelong friend. He was best man at my wedding 35 years ago. He has always been the smartest most dependable man I know. Diana, ‘sorry for your loss’ seems entirely inadequate. Please know that we are here if you need anything
Diana, Bailey and Patrick, Kurt and I are a loss for the words to help comfort you. We are sending you lots of love.
Heartfelt sympathy and prayers for Diana and the family…
So sorry for your loss. We will be thinking of you and your family.
Larry and Lee,
So sorry to hear of Perry’s passing. Such great times we all had as young children. Thinking of you in these days ahead.
So sorry for your loss. You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
Perry will be missed. Sorry for the loss to his wife Diane, brothers, kids as well as other family and friends. When I recollect many of the good times of my life Perry was there and a good, and trusted, friend for many years.
Dear Patrick and Family,
I am so sorry this has happened. My hope is that God will give you the grace and peace that you need at this most difficult time. My heart goes out to you! May God bless you and if I can be of any help at all, please let me know.
Your friend,
I am so sorry Diana, Patrick , and Bailey for your loss . Perry was a great person and I will always remember him. I could always count on him to answer the phone at ‘the old Anderson Nissan building’ .. I will always remember Perry, Kenny, and myself and our cheer wine punch Friday’s…
He will be missed
Our thoughts and prayers to family and friends of Perry during such a tragic time. I enjoyed working several years with Perry what a kind soul, so open and willing to help every one.Thanks for all the laughs and special treatment you showed Bryce and Phyllis over the years. My love of Cabbage Soup started from a simple recipe heating in a crock pot on your desk. You will be deeply missed…………
Thoughts and prayers for you Bailey and your family God be with
I am so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you and your family. May God give you peace in the days ahead.
So sorry to hear about Perry’s passing. Praying for the familiy that God will bring you comfort and peace
We are sorry for your loss. Just wanted the family to know we are praying for you all.
Worm and I just found out about this tragic news. We both thought the world of Perry and send our thoughts and prayers to each of you.
I would like to express my condolences for your loss. It pains all our hearts when we lose loved ones like Perry, who brought joy to our lives by their presence. Please cherish his memories and take solace in the fact that the eventuality and pangs of death will be no more. Please take care of each other and read this promise at Isaiah 25:8 & Revelation 21:3,4.