Brittany Hedwig Etheridge

January 13, 2012

Brittany Hedwig Etheridge of Atmore, Alabama took her last breath in a peace-filled moment late in the evening of Tuesday, January 10, 2012, a full  22 days before her 22nd birthday.

She was a 2008 graduate of Escambia County High School in Atmore and a student at Faulkner State community college in Bay Minette where she had one class remaining before completion of an associates degree in pursuit of a future career as an accountant.

Brittany always sought and shared beauty and will be remembered as a lover of life who graced hearts with joy and happiness. She fought leukemia with grace and unrelenting determination.

She was preceded in her journey by three grandparents, one cousin and two paternal uncles.

She is survived by her mother, Evelyn Etheridge; her father, Jimmy Etheridge; one brother, James Bernard Etheridge; her paternal grandfather, Alton Etheridge: seven aunts; six uncles; 18 cousins; and many other family and friends.

A funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday January 13, 2012, at 10 a.m. from the St.Roberts Bellarmine Church in Atmore by Father Jan Zagorski, her former pastor, with Father Gordon Milstead, acting as master of ceremonies. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Rosary will be at 6 p.m. on  Thursday evening January 12, 2012, from Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore is  in charge of all arrangements.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under General, Obituaries