11/13/2022
Gail Padgett Brown, 71 of Batesburg, passed away Saturday November 12, 2022. A private family graveside service will be held at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bill Paulling and Rev. Bill Padgett officiating.
Mrs. Brown was born in Batesburg, SC, daughter of Mary Ellen Hall Padgett and Curtis Padgett. She was a member of Mt. Ebal Baptist Church. Gail was owner and CEO of Palmetto Pride Pure Puerto Rican Paso Fino Farm, and has made horses part of her life since day one. After marrying her high school sweetheart, she decided to go check out some Paso Finos that were in Columbia SC at the time. After riding one of the Pasos, she told her husband, James, “If we can afford this horse, I’ll just ride him home.”
Surviving are her children James Curtis (Kelli) Brown, Pedro (Melissa) Burgos; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer Lynn Brown (Jamey) Watkins; sister, Kay (Vernon) Dorrell; brother, William (Becky) Padgett; grandchildren, Tristan, Selah, Micah, and Josiah Brown, Abigail Watkins, and Fernando and Genesis Burgos. She was preceded in death by her husband James O. Brown.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Palmetto Pride Paso Fino Farm (paypal.me/palmettopridefarm) or Pure Puerto Rican Paso Fino Federation of America (paypal.me/PPRPasoFinos)
