Funeral Services were held on May 24, 2023 at Preferred Cremation and Burial Chapel
Verna Colleen Kiles was born August 15, 1955 to Essie Mae Kiles and Hickman Brown, Sr. in El Centro, CA. Verna was the third child of five.
Verna received her formal education in El Centro, CA at Central Union High School.
Before moving to San Diego in 1973, she was a loving homemaker and mother of two.
She had a strong Faith and belief in God. She had a very kind spirit and would go out of her way and beyond to help anyone in need.
Verna was preceded in death by her parents; brother Bruce Wayne Reed; sister Annette Marie Nelson; and grandson Rashad Divine Perkins.
On April 21, 2023, the Lord called her by name, the gates of heaven opened and into the Lord’s arms she went to rest, ending her suffering.
Verna leaves to cherish her memory; brother Kevin B. Bell of San Diego; sister Rhonda Mack of Hibbing, Minnesota; daughter Shamu Miller; son Rahin (Charlotte) Mitchell; grandchildren: London and Langston Mitchell, Starrla, Ashley and Amber Perkins; six great-grandchildren all of San Diego; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends that will truly miss her.
