Brenda Gail Wilkes, age 59, of Carriere passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009 at her residence.
A Private Service will be held at a later date.
Brenda, a native of Alabama, moved here from Massachusetts six years ago. She was a furniture retailer and a Baptist.
She is survived by her mother, Evelyn Lucas Decareaux of Pearl River, LA ;step-mother, Ruth Wallace of New Orleans ;one son, Claude "Chip" Wilkes, Jr. of San Jose, CA ;one daughter, Chantal Wilkes Speziale of Pearl River, LA ;seven brothers, Danny Decareaux of Alabama ,Michael Wallace of Carriere ,Douglas Wallace of Costa Rica ,James Wallace of Slidell, LA ,Charles Wallace of Alexandria, LA ,David Wallace of California and Paul Wallace of New Orleans, LA ;two sisters, Cheryl Wallace of Texas and Shawn Decareaux of Connecticut ;five grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Wallace ;brother, Jerry Wallace.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Brenda G. Wilkes Memorial Foundation Biketernity, P. O. Box 55, South Woodstock, CT 06267 or at
http://www.biketernity.org