Brenda Kirkland

August 1, 1960 - August 27, 2013

Brenda Kirkland, 53 of Graceville passed on to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, August 27, 2013 following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with Revs. Chester Padgett and Don Hadden officiating. Burial will follow in church cemetery with James & Lipford Funeral Home in Graceville directing. Family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers family request memorials be made to Emerald Coast Hospice 4374 Lafayette Street Marianna, FL 32446. Brenda was born in Graceville on August 1, 1960 to the late Elbert and Mary Nell Redmon Brown. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Benda had her own house cleaning business and was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her parents and brother Roy. She is survived by her husband George; two daughters Jami Danielle Bryant and husband Joseph, Hartford, AL, Kori Denise Pelham, US Coast Guard; brother James Brown and wife Shirley, Rehobeth, AL; sister Carolyn Graham and Randy, Fadette, AL; two grandsons Jacob Cole Bryant, Cooper Wayne Bryant; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.