Brenda Lee Speights

Published 4:27 pm Friday, December 27, 2019

By Holley Cochran

Funeral services for Mrs. Brenda Lee Wilson Speights were held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, at Saulters Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Seth Bond officiated. Interment followed at Sure Anchor Baptist Church Cemetery in Bassfield.

Pallbearers were Chris Bass, Aaron Bass, Dylan Thames, Casey Wilson, Royce Ramshure and Josh Speights.

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Saulters Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Brenda Lee Wilson Speights was born on Thursday, Sept. 24, 1964, in Prentiss to James Clyde Wilson and Shirley Ruth Brown Wilson. Mrs. Speights passed away from this life on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 in Hattiesburg. She was 55 years two months and eight days of age.

Mrs. Speights received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Jones Junior College and worked as a Registered Nurse for 33 years. She was a member of Sure Anchor Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her father and one brother, Curtis Wilson.

Mrs. Speights is survived by her husband Charlie Speights of Columbia; her mother, Shirley Ruth Wilson of Columbia; three sons, Benjamin Speights (Lisa) of Baxterville, Justin Speights of Columbia and Jacob Speights of Columbia; 1 daughter, Carlie Windham (Cameron) of Seminary; three sisters, Sandi Thames (Bob) of Seminary, Dorothy Koch (Jeff) of Petal and Belinda Wilson of Hazlehurst; a sister-in-law, Cheryl Wilson of Prentiss; six grandchildren, Aidan Speights, Travis Speights, Hunter Speights, Anna Speights, Gracie Speights and Waylon Windham and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation was Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Saulters Funeral Home.

Online condolences and a guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com

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