Helen Grace (Waddle) Brown

Helen Grace (Waddle) Brown

Helen Brown Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Dec. 2, 2025.
Helen was a 1963 graduate of Prestonsburg High School. In 1964 she married the now the late George Rodney Brown, and moved to Louisville to become a beautician. A believer in Christ and a widow for more than 50 years, Helen succumbed to Parkinson's disease and dementia after a long illness. Helen was preceded by her husband, Rodney, her aunt and uncle that raised her Estie and Troy Brown of Prestonsburg, her mother Helen Waddle (Webb) of Buckeye Branch, and her father Elzie (John) Waddle of Lima, OH.

Helen is survived by her only son, Richard O. Brown (Tausha), and three grandchildren: Ethan, Lindsay and Emma.

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