Kathryn Brinn, 101, died after a brief stay in Mease Countryside Hospital on October 27, 2026. Kathryn was the daughter of the late Edward H. Morris and the late Belva S. Morris of eastern North Carolina.

Kathryn was born in Washington, North Carolina, and grew up in Pinetown and Columbia, North Carolina. She remembers being blessed with a large and loving family with lots of fun times with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives. She graduated from Columbia High School as Valedictorian on April 23, 1943. On her copy of her valedictory speech she wrote "I didn't even cry".

She worked as a bank teller at the bank in Columbia then attended East Carolina Teachers College in Greenville, N. C. where she studied secretarial skills becoming proficient in shorthand and typing.

Kathryn married James "Jimmie" G. Brinn on April 6, 1947, in Columbia, North Carolina. She briefly lived in South Tampa. She worked as a secretary for the Director of Housing at the University of Florida while her husband attended pharmacy classes under the Gl Bill after he served in the Army during World War II. After graduation, they moved to Pensacola, Florida, where he eventually opened Brinn Pharmacy. Jimmie passed away on July 10, 1980.

Kathryn enjoyed needlework. She crocheted many change purses and doilies as well as doing countless counted cross stitch and crewel embroidery pieces. She had a great eye for color. She also learned smocking and did a few needlepoint pieces. She also enjoyed reading, doing crosswords, dancing and singing. Singing in the church choir brought her joy.

Survivors include her daughter Lois Ann Daniels and her husband Dan; grandson Toby Daniels and his wife Charleen; great grandsons John and Crayton; great granddaughters Christiana and Rae; granddaughter Brinn Heidebreicht and her husband Alex; great granddaughter Yvie; great grandson Henry; great granddaughter Izzy; grandson James "Jimmie" Daniels and his wife Stefanie; great grandsons Dom, James S. and Oliver; daughter Dawn Brinn; granddaughter Victoria Thornton; daughter Jill Bauer; sister in-law Ann Brinn Ward; nieces and nephews Anise, Gwen, David, and Danny.

Kathryn has a few surviving cousins Cheryl Waters and her husband Glen, David Rhodes, Rob Spruill and wife Janet, and Jan Spruill.

Floral Designs by Janie Beane Florist, Inc, Clearwater, Florida.

Donations may be made to: First Christian Church, 6031 Goodrich Drive Pensacola, Florida 32504.