Age 58, Valley View, Texas - Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday January 22nd at the First Baptist Church, Snyder with Rev. John Johnson, Pastor of Glad Tidings Assembly of God, Altus, and Rev. Jeff Flowers, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Snyder officiating. Brenda went to be with the Lord in the evening hours of Jan 17, 2009 after a prolonged illness. Burial will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Snyder under the direction of Becker Funeral Home of Snyder. The Family will greet friends from 5pm until 7pm Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Born on September 18, 1950 to Wilton and Dorothy (Estoll) Shelton in Snyder, Oklahoma, Brenda was the sixth of eleven children. She attended school at Mountain Park where she graduated high school in 1968 and from Lawton Vo-Tech in 1970 where she earned a degree in practical nursing. Brenda cared for many of the youth in Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma while employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse for Doctors Cagle and Meeks at a local pediatrics clinic from 1970 to 1985. She married Johnny Mark Blankinship on September 15, 1991 in Valley View, Texas. Although Brenda never gave birth to any children she raised four in whom she loves very much and they became her children: Steven, Katie, Micah and Jesse. Used to caring for many kids as an LPN, Brenda never had to deal with an empty-nest, as she became beloved "grandma" to six more children. Mark and Bren traveled a great deal during their years while employed as team-truckers, grinding gears and eighteen wheeling stuff all over America. Brenda will be missed and remembered for her tender heartedness, enduring love for family, friends and even her dogs; and her patience, persistence and joy in working intricate jig-saw puzzles. According to Brenda, you are never late for a family gathering if you make a grand entrance. Beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend; she was preceded in death by her parents and one niece. Brenda is survived by her husband Mark, of the home and all her children: Steven Tyrone, of Lawton, Oklahoma; Katie Chapman and her husband Chris of Lawton, Oklahoma; Micah Blankinship of Gainesville, Texas; and Jesse Blankinship and his wife Stacey of Ardmore, Oklahoma. Grandchildren: Josilyn, Karlee, Kleya, Nyla, Brian and Aaron. Survivors also include five sisters and five brothers: Charlena S. Idell of Tipton, California; Larry Shelton and his wife Ann of Porterville, California; James Shelton of Medicine Park, Oklahoma: Shirlena Ayers and her husband Pat of Snyder, Oklahoma; Perry Shelton and his wife Brenda of Altus, Oklahoma; Joe Mack Shelton of Snyder, Oklahoma; Wilton Leslie Shelton of Oklahoma City; Anita Shelton of Mountain Park, Oklahoma; Janice Crume and her husband Dennis of Snyder, Oklahoma; Angela Shelton of Lawton, Oklahoma; Brenda is also survived by three aunts: Erma (Kitchens) Font of Sacramento, California; Geraldine Shelton of Manitou, Oklahoma; Betty Estoll of Marysville, California; She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends. Memorial contributions may be made to Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. 2000 L Street NW Suite 710, Washington D.C. 20036