BRENDA B. WILLIS
Monday, July 19, 2010 at 12:35AM January 1, 1943 – July 18, 2010
SANDY SPRINGS, SC - Brenda Joyce Brown Willis, age 67, of 120 Greenfield Avenue, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at her residence.
Born in La France, SC on January 1, 1943, Mrs. Willis was the daughter of the late Thurston “Bo” Franklin Brown and Mary Sue Bates Brown. She retired from Jacobs Manufacturing in Clemson, SC with 35 years of service and was a member of La France First Baptist Church. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother that will be dearly missed.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Jones Edward “Bud” Willis of the home; son, Tony Willis of Sandy Springs; three grandchildren, Brandon, Jared and Tymia Willis and three great-grandchildren, Cecilia, Tyler and Elijah. She is also survived by nephew, Jeff Brown and niece, Lori Crenshaw.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a daughter, Myra Jane Willis and a brother, Jerry F. Brown.
The Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home officiated by the Reverend Gene Burdette and Reverend Larry Bright. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens in Clemson.
The family will be at the residence and will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 1:30 pm until 2:30 pm.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the La France First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 469, La France, SC 29656.
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THE MC DOUGALD FUNERAL HOME is in charge of the arrangements.
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