BRENDA WALKER PEAVEY

Brenda Walker Peavey, 62, of McRae, formerly of Rhine, passed away at her residence on Monday, Feb. 7, 2010.

A 1966 graduate of Dodge County High School, she atttended Middle Georgia College, Mercer University and was a 1970 nursing school graduate of Georgia Southwestern University in Americus. She practiced her chosen career for several decades, throughout several counties in Georgia, and numerous hospitals, nursing homes and prison medical units. She delivered several babies due to the impatience of babies and physicians' sleeping habits while working night shift. She oriented, precepted and trained dozens of new nurses. She was charge nurse, house supervisor, assistant director of nursing and director of nursing during her career. She was a patient advocate and received the highest achievement known to a nurse ... healthcare providers said, "She was a damn good nurse." She was outspoken, abrasive, funny and never forgotten. She expressed her opinions, her thoughts and intent upon you and rarely was the time you were unsure of what she meant, thought or expected of you. She loved where she came from, who she was and her family. She was extremely proud of her daughter, Brandy Perry Ledbetter, and her son, Jason Neil Peavey, and their accomplishments. She also had a grandmother's pride in Brittney Shianne Peavey and Jesse Allen Ledbetter.

Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Brandy (Perry) and Charles Ledbetter of Cochran; son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Selena Peavey of McRae; grandchildren, Brittney and Jesse; step-granddaughter, Michelle Ashley; sister and brother-in-law, Becky and Jerry Smith of McRae. She was preceded in death by her father, Clarence C. Walker, who died on Feb. 15, 1985, and by her mother, Charlie Will Brown Walker, who died on Feb. 21, 1992.

Visitation was held in the Chapel of Lowe's Funeral Home in Helena on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 5:30 p.m. The memorial service followed the visitation at 7:00 p.m.

Lowe's Funeral Home in Helena was in charge of arrangements.