Passed away Friday, December 7, 2007.
Survivors include: Her husband, Johnny Ray Sharpe. Her sons Brian of Beaufort, SC and Jamey and Kimberly of Statesboro, GA.
Her Mother, Fredia Harvey
Sisters: Suzanne and Bill Blanton of Dublin, Leila and Victor Thigpen of Lothair, Anna and Buddy Garner of Tennille
Brother: Freddie and Linda Harvey of Dublin
Several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews
Brenda was born in Wheeler County. She was a graduate of Wheeler County High School and attended Brewton Parker College. She was a resident of Laurens County for many years and was a member of Dudley Baptist Church. She was employed as secretary for Lake's Alignment. Brenda was preceded in death by her father, William Jethro Gilder and her stepfather, Dudley C. Harvey.
Funeral services were held yesterday at the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home, followed by burial at the Snow Hill Cemetery in Wheeler County.
So few words, for a life so full!
It was said by one of Brenda co-workers that took part in the eulogy yesterday, that - more often than not - Brenda would turn their conversations into something about her sons. "But, we weren't talking about our children?!?!"
I guess that's were Jamey gets it. Before his mother became sick, he would include his Mom in the conversations we had on the back dock of the Piggly Wiggly building. And when she was diagnosed, he was there for whatever his Mom needed. He honored her. With the devotion that is worthy of Deuteronomy 5:16.
"Honor thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee,"
I nearly lost it at the end of the service, when the music started playing. It was the same Amazing Grace by The Pipes and Drums and the Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards that was played at the end of my Dad's funeral.
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Monday morning edit: I took the mediaplayer off autostart. Jamey was back at work this morning, and said he nearly loses it when "Amazing Grace is played on the Pipes". Me, too!
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