Mrs. Gloria Gean Kimbrell, 80, of Brilliant, Ala., passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in the Northwest Medical Center. Mrs. Kimbrell was born on April 14, 1943, to Norman and Clara Mae Fowler Willcutt. She was born and raised in Rock City, Ala., where she also attended Liberty School. Gloria Gean was a long-time member of the Brilliant Church of God. She spent much of her life employed as the custodian for State Bank &Trust, where she later retired. In her spare time, Gloria Gean enjoyed painting, arts and crafts, sewing, working in her flower beds, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a very giving person, always caring for others.
Mrs. Kimbrell is survived by her husband, Thomas Wayne Kimbrell; children, Pam Davis (Danny) and Bobby Kimbrell (Sonya); grandchildren, Tina Poston (Robert), Jeramy Davis (Ashley), Bo Kimbrell, and Jon Michael Kimbrell; great-grandchildren, Sarah Poston, Joseph Poston, and Emberly Davis; Godchild, Ginger Jordan; sister, Martha Rich; and a host of nieces and nephews that she loved as her own.
Mrs. Kimbrell was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Betty Willcutt, Faye “Cootie” Nehuesil, Elouise Blake, Patsy Wheatley, and Mary Jordan; and brothers, Travis, Thomas, Jimmy, David Carol “Whitey”, and Michael Willcutt.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kimbrell were held on Monday, July 24, 2023, from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Brilliant Memorial Gardens. Brother Bob Fenoff and Brother Greg Webb were the officiating ministers.
Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Ala. served the Kimbrell family.
Bowen Funeral Home
981 State Highway 253
Winfield, AL 35594
205-487-4327
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