June 24, 1961 – August 25, 2022
PAIGE, TX – Brenda Kay Gilbert, 61, passed away peacefully at her home on Aug. 25, 2022 surrounded by her family.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. on Sept. 17, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Paint Creek.
Brenda was born on June 24, 1961 to Judy Hahn and Wendell McWilliams in Brownfield, TX. She was the oldest of four children. Brenda was a devoted wife, mother and friend. She was baptized as an adult on June 17, 1990 and confirmed on July 22, 1990 by the Rev. August Hanemann at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Paint Creek. Her favorite Bible verses were John 3:16 and Psalm 23. In her younger years she enjoyed 4H, showing her horse and riding barrels. After she moved to Giddings, she rode motorcycles and hot rodded in her candy apple red truck.
She worked in several local restaurants and bars, some being Hills Store, Elm Creek Café and The Old Frontier. Brenda also owned and operated her own bar in Paige called Brenda’s. She worked in the cafeteria at Giddings Middle School then Giddings Elementary as well. Brenda loved the kids and treated each one like her own. She took pride in cooking the best food. Her kitchen was always spotless, well stocked and smelled good.
Her favorite times were spent with her daughter and son, watching her husband play music and time spent on the beach. The salt water was her happy place. She loved some rock ‘n’ roll and Bud Light, but her family was her world. She had several close friends who turned into family. Brenda was not scared to tell it how it is and could be hell on wheels, but she always loved with her whole heart.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Judy Hahn; father, Wendell McWilliams; Mema, Flora Dell Hahn; Granddad, Ira Hahn; parents-in-law, Mary and James Gilbert; two uncles, Bobby Beadles and Jerry Dave Hahn; parents-in-law, Sport and Jo Ann Holt and husband, James “Hubba” Holt.
Brenda is survived by her husband, Mike Gilbert, Paige; daughter, Kaitlynn and Jacob Phillips, Lexington; son, Michael and Sharei Gilbert, Bastrop; two sisters, Karen and Ronnie Gardenhire, O’Donnell and Debra and John Emmons, Henderson; brother, Brian McWilliams and Becky, Lubbock; three brothers-in-law, Robert and Monica Gilbert, Edinburg, David and Brenda Gilbert, Caldwell and Richard and Paula Holt, Giddings; sister-in-law, Susan and Rodney Sims, Giddings; aunt, Betty Beadles and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.
Memorials may be made to Down Home Ranch in Elgin.
Arrangements entrusted to Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Giddings.

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