Gabriel "Kade" Brown

Gabriel Kade Brown, better known as "Kade", age 16, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023 at his home in Fleetwood.
Kade was born on May 4, 2006 in Concord, NC to Steve and Robin Brown of Fleetwood, NC. He most recently attended Grace Community Church and Sugar Tree Baptist Church, where he loved to worship. He enjoyed caring for others and always had a helping hand to lend. He was a beloved student, classmate, and teammate at Ashe County High School, where he played football and threw discus and shotput on the track & field team.
Kade is survived by his parents, Steve & Robin Brown and his brother, Rhett Brown, of the home, along with two sisters, Peyton, wife of Ryan Absher of Jefferson, NC and Hallie, fiancé of Grayson Tuttle of Wilkesboro, NC. His surviving grandparents include Charles & Rosemary Brown and Wayne & Linda Bare, all of Fleetwood, NC. His great-grandmother, Annie Brown, and niece, Courtlynn Absher also survive. Kade was preceded in death by three infant brothers, Collin, Kenan, and Jarrett Brown.
Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Grace Community Church in Fleetwood, NC, with visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. and funeral beginning at 4:00 p.m. There will be a private graveside service following. Sonny Thomas, Jr., Steve Ashley, and Dustin Farmer will be officiating.
"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." Rev. 21:4