Brenda Puckett Vanderpool of Smithville passed away Tuesday morning at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. She was born December 29, 1946 to her parents, the late Houston and Myrtis Moore Puckett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Vanderpool and 1 brother, Marvin Puckett. Brenda was a faithful member and Sunday School teacher at the Smithville Church of God and was retired from retail sales and a homemaker. She is survived by 2 children, Reed (Julia) Vanderpool of Smithville and Melissa (Philip) Wallace of Smithville; 4 grandchildren, Emily, Harper, and Liam Wallace and Julian Vanderpool; 1 brother, Darwin (Delores0 Puckett of Lebanon; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Beth Puckett of Smithville, Wanda (Ray) Dunham, Jr. of Dowelltown, Rodney (Phyllis) Vanderpool of Centertown and Lorraine Webb of Nashville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted 2:PM Friday November 20, 2015 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Bro. Jeff Armstrong officiating and burial to follow in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Thursday 1:PM until 8:PM and Friday 10:AM until the time of the service at 2:PM. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Smithville Church of God Youth Fund, in memory of Brenda. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
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