Brenda Livingston Bradley, 59, passed away on January 1, 2020 at her home in Waco, Texas, after a nine-month battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Brenda lived a life deeply invested in others. She was a devoted wife to her husband, Randall, a dedicated mother to her children, Hannah and Isaac, a loving daughter to her mother Maxine, a committed sibling to her sisters, Julia and Mary, and a friend to all who crossed her path. Her life was marked by her love for teaching, her gift of hospitality, her bread making, her commitment to all students who entered her classroom, her love for underserved people around the world, her passion for traveling and meeting new friends, her service to her community, and her love for yoga, jogging, and staying healthy.
Born in Salina, Kansas, Brenda grew up in an Air Force family, and during the first 14 years of her life, she lived in Kansas, Japan, Nevada, Virginia, and Alabama. In 1974 her family moved to Alabama, where she graduated as valedictorian from Georgiana High School in 1978. She entered Troy University that fall as an English major and graduated in 1982. Later she earned a master’s degree at The University of North Texas. She also did work toward a doctorate at The University of Oklahoma. She taught English to grades 6-12 for 11 years in Georgia, Texas, and Missouri, and taught college students for the next 26 years at Oklahoma Baptist University, Baylor University, and McLennan Community College. Known as a teacher who was fully committed to every student, her joyful personality and commitment to helping students write well and discover a love for literature marked her career. However, she not only loved her students but also was deeply committed to developing relationships with colleagues and administrators. Known as a good listener and “full of questions,” every person she met offered her an opportunity for personal connection.
As a person of faith, Brenda was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as a deacon and choir member. As a maker of what has affectionately become known as “Brenda Bread,” her bread showed up at the front doors of hundreds of people from her church and throughout the community. She was a consummate cook and hospitable host, and she and Randall frequently opened their home to out-of-town guests, local friends, and groups of students. On Easter and Thanksgiving, they offered hospitality to as many as 60 students and friends, and several times each year, they hosted the 100+ members of the Baylor Men’s Choir.
As a life-long lover of words, Brenda wrote poems most of her life, and a collection of her poems, A Few More Minutes: A Collection of Poetry, was recently released. A collection of her recipes is forthcoming. Additionally, she was the vice president of the Komolion Human Development Fund, a non-profit which she, along with her husband and several friends, formed to support children in Kenya to receive an education and better serve their communities.
Brenda is survived by her husband of 36 years, Randall Bradley of Waco, Texas; her daughter, Hannah Bradley of Decatur, Georgia; her son, Isaac Bradley of Waco; her mother, Maxine Livingston of Georgiana, Alabama; and her sisters Julia Hutsell of Johnson City, Tennessee; and Mary Livingston of Ellijay, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her father Kenneth Livingston.
Funeral services for Brenda Bradley will be 2PM Saturday January 4, 2020 at Red Oak Baptist Church. Interment will be in Red Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.
Born in Salina, Kansas, Brenda grew up in an Air Force family, and during the first 14 years of her life, she lived in Kansas, Japan, Nevada, Virginia, and Alabama. In 1974 her family moved to Alabama, where she graduated as valedictorian from Georgiana High School in 1978. She entered Troy University that fall as an English major and graduated in 1982. Later she earned a master’s degree at The University of North Texas. She also did work toward a doctorate at The University of Oklahoma. She taught English to grades 6-12 for 11 years in Georgia, Texas, and Missouri, and taught college students for the next 26 years at Oklahoma Baptist University, Baylor University, and McLennan Community College. Known as a teacher who was fully committed to every student, her joyful personality and commitment to helping students write well and discover a love for literature marked her career. However, she not only loved her students but also was deeply committed to developing relationships with colleagues and administrators. Known as a good listener and “full of questions,” every person she met offered her an opportunity for personal connection.
As a person of faith, Brenda was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as a deacon and choir member. As a maker of what has affectionately become known as “Brenda Bread,” her bread showed up at the front doors of hundreds of people from her church and throughout the community. She was a consummate cook and hospitable host, and she and Randall frequently opened their home to out-of-town guests, local friends, and groups of students. On Easter and Thanksgiving, they offered hospitality to as many as 60 students and friends, and several times each year, they hosted the 100+ members of the Baylor Men’s Choir.
As a life-long lover of words, Brenda wrote poems most of her life, and a collection of her poems, A Few More Minutes: A Collection of Poetry, was recently released. A collection of her recipes is forthcoming. Additionally, she was the vice president of the Komolion Human Development Fund, a non-profit which she, along with her husband and several friends, formed to support children in Kenya to receive an education and better serve their communities.
Brenda is survived by her husband of 36 years, Randall Bradley of Waco, Texas; her daughter, Hannah Bradley of Decatur, Georgia; her son, Isaac Bradley of Waco; her mother, Maxine Livingston of Georgiana, Alabama; and her sisters Julia Hutsell of Johnson City, Tennessee; and Mary Livingston of Ellijay, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her father Kenneth Livingston.
Funeral services for Brenda Bradley will be 2PM Saturday January 4, 2020 at Red Oak Baptist Church. Interment will be in Red Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.
Brenda Livingston Bradley, 59, passed away on January 1, 2020 at her home in Waco, Texas, after a nine-month battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Brenda lived a life deeply invested in others. She was a devoted wife to her husband, Randall, a dedicated mother to her children, Hannah and Isaac, a loving daughter to her mother Maxine, a committed sibling to her sisters, Julia and Mary, and a friend to all who crossed her path. Her life was marked by her love for teaching, her gift of hospitality, her bread making, her commitment to all students who entered her classroom, her love for underserved people around the world, her passion for traveling and meeting new friends, her service to her community, and her love for yoga, jogging, and staying healthy.
Born in Salina, Kansas, Brenda grew up in an Air Force family, and during the first 14 years of her life, she lived in Kansas, Japan, Nevada, Virginia, and Alabama. In 1974 her family moved to Alabama, where she graduated as valedictorian from Georgiana High School in 1978. She entered Troy University that fall as an English major and graduated in 1982. Later she earned a master’s degree at The University of North Texas. She also did work toward a doctorate at The University of Oklahoma. She taught English to grades 6-12 for 11 years in Georgia, Texas, and Missouri, and taught college students for the next 26 years at Oklahoma Baptist University, Baylor University, and McLennan Community College. Known as a teacher who was fully committed to every student, her joyful personality and commitment to helping students write well and discover a love for literature marked her career. However, she not only loved her students but also was deeply committed to developing relationships with colleagues and administrators. Known as a good listener and “full of questions,” every person she met offered her an opportunity for personal connection.
As a person of faith, Brenda was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as a deacon and choir member. As a maker of what has affectionately become known as “Brenda Bread,” her bread showed up at the front doors of hundreds of people from her church and throughout the community. She was a consummate cook and hospitable host, and she and Randall frequently opened their home to out-of-town guests, local friends, and groups of students. On Easter and Thanksgiving, they offered hospitality to as many as 60 students and friends, and several times each year, they hosted the 100+ members of the Baylor Men’s Choir.
As a life-long lover of words, Brenda wrote poems most of her life, and a collection of her poems, A Few More Minutes: A Collection of Poetry, was recently released. A collection of her recipes is forthcoming. Additionally, she was the vice president of the Komolion Human Development Fund, a non-profit which she, along with her husband and several friends, formed to support children in Kenya to receive an education and better serve their communities.
Brenda is survived by her husband of 36 years, Randall Bradley of Waco, Texas; her daughter, Hannah Bradley of Decatur, Georgia; her son, Isaac Bradley of Waco; her mother, Maxine Livingston of Georgiana, Alabama; and her sisters Julia Hutsell of Johnson City, Tennessee; and Mary Livingston of Ellijay, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her father Kenneth Livingston.
Funeral services for Brenda Bradley will be 2PM Saturday January 4, 2020 at Red Oak Baptist Church. Interment will be in Red Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.
Born in Salina, Kansas, Brenda grew up in an Air Force family, and during the first 14 years of her life, she lived in Kansas, Japan, Nevada, Virginia, and Alabama. In 1974 her family moved to Alabama, where she graduated as valedictorian from Georgiana High School in 1978. She entered Troy University that fall as an English major and graduated in 1982. Later she earned a master’s degree at The University of North Texas. She also did work toward a doctorate at The University of Oklahoma. She taught English to grades 6-12 for 11 years in Georgia, Texas, and Missouri, and taught college students for the next 26 years at Oklahoma Baptist University, Baylor University, and McLennan Community College. Known as a teacher who was fully committed to every student, her joyful personality and commitment to helping students write well and discover a love for literature marked her career. However, she not only loved her students but also was deeply committed to developing relationships with colleagues and administrators. Known as a good listener and “full of questions,” every person she met offered her an opportunity for personal connection.
As a person of faith, Brenda was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as a deacon and choir member. As a maker of what has affectionately become known as “Brenda Bread,” her bread showed up at the front doors of hundreds of people from her church and throughout the community. She was a consummate cook and hospitable host, and she and Randall frequently opened their home to out-of-town guests, local friends, and groups of students. On Easter and Thanksgiving, they offered hospitality to as many as 60 students and friends, and several times each year, they hosted the 100+ members of the Baylor Men’s Choir.
As a life-long lover of words, Brenda wrote poems most of her life, and a collection of her poems, A Few More Minutes: A Collection of Poetry, was recently released. A collection of her recipes is forthcoming. Additionally, she was the vice president of the Komolion Human Development Fund, a non-profit which she, along with her husband and several friends, formed to support children in Kenya to receive an education and better serve their communities.
Brenda is survived by her husband of 36 years, Randall Bradley of Waco, Texas; her daughter, Hannah Bradley of Decatur, Georgia; her son, Isaac Bradley of Waco; her mother, Maxine Livingston of Georgiana, Alabama; and her sisters Julia Hutsell of Johnson City, Tennessee; and Mary Livingston of Ellijay, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her father Kenneth Livingston.
Funeral services for Brenda Bradley will be 2PM Saturday January 4, 2020 at Red Oak Baptist Church. Interment will be in Red Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.
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