Brenda Eleese Boone, 80, of Amarillo, died July 12, 2019. There will be no funeral, but a memorial celebration will be held at a later date.

Brenda was born April 12, 1939, in Clermont, Georgia, to Dozier Josiah and Ina Grace Blackwell. She was cherished by her mother and was the “apple of her Daddy’s eye.” Brenda graduated from Texas Tech University in 1961, and she taught scores of children for 30 years, until she retired from Canadian Independent School District. On July 8, 1961, she married Fred Boone of Merkel (whom she loved with all her heart), and they had four adoring children. Anyone who knew Brenda knew her infectious smile, her zest for life, and her loyalty for those she loved. She especially enjoyed working in her flowerbeds, line-dancing, reading and reciting poetry, and loving on her grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Dempsey; and her sister, Lori.

Brenda is survived by her husband, Fred; her brother, J.D.; and her four children, Ricki Marcum of Nashville, Tennessee, Teri Walls of Edmond, Oklahoma, Jay Boone of Monument, Colorado, and Steve Boone of Amarillo; and six grandchildren, Conor, Grey, Mitchell, Dori, Faith, and Piper.

Memorials can be made BSA Hospice of the Southwest, 5211 SW 9th, Suite 100, Amarillo, TX 79106.