Brenda Gibbs Wade

June 23, 2022

Brenda Gibbs Wade, passed away at her home on June 5 th  at the age of 78. 
  
Brenda was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Dr. Lloyd Robert Wade, Jr. and survived by
her two children Samantha and Chip (Allison). She had three loving grandchildren: Ella, Ford, and Gibbs.
Brenda was a loving sister to her three sisters Girdielene (Shine), Sherry, Marcia, and her brother Johnny
(Julia). 
  
Brenda was a proud spouse of a veteran with 24 years of Military service. Brenda grew up in Atmore,
Alabama and graduated from Escambia County High School in 1962 and Providence Nursing School in
1964. She started her nursing career at Abernathy Hospital in Flomaton Alabama starting in 1965. Being
married to a military officer and stationed in Charleston, South Carolina, San Francisco, California,
Yokosuka, Japan, and Pensacola Florida, she worked at various physician groups across the years. Most
notably Brenda worked side by side with her husband in building a successful OB/GYN practice over the
course of 20 years in Pensacola.
  
Her natural gift was always serving people which was evident throughout her life. Brenda volunteered
for anything and everything that came across her path. From serving as the Officers Wives Club
president in Yokosuka to a team mom in youth baseball, she was always involved in the community and
Chip and Samantha’s activities. She never missed a baseball game from little league to college games at
the University of Georgia. She was well respected and loved by everyone she touched from the office to
the field, from peers to her children’s friends. 
 
What was truly unique about Brenda is she could do anything, absolutely anything. She would do home
projects at the woodworking facility on Corey Station in Pensacola, she would sharpen the blades on a
lawn mower with a hand file and change her own oil. While these seem like common tasks, she moved
on to rebuilding a 1967 Mercedes 250SE and a 1972 MG Midget in her home garage using only an auto
repair manual from PepBoys and conversations with the guys at Crazy Brothers Exxon in Pensacola.
Brenda could go from the garage to the kitchen table and design a flower centerpiece from scratch,
throw batting practice or play a concert piano piece in the living room. The breadth of her knowledge
and abilities where unparalleled.  
 
A funeral will be held at the Barrancas National Cemetery at Naval Air Station Pensacola on June 29 th  at
11:30am. The family will meet attendees between 10:30-11:00 at Olive Baptist Church at 103 W
Winthrop Ave to form a caravan into NAS Pensacola. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set to
support the needs of veterans pursuing their studies in the fields of Applied Sciences. You may give to
the University of Mississippi Foundation in the Dr. Lloyd R. Wade/Mrs. Brenda Gibbs Wade’s honor,
checks payable to the UM Foundation, address below. You may also

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2 Responses to “Brenda Gibbs Wade”

  1. Ann L. Christian on June 30th, 2022 6:25 pm

    so sorry. Brenda lived w my husband& I for a while when she & I were at PJC in nursing. We shared the same uncle JAke Gibbs. Tula Ann Liles Christian

  2. Sandrs victor on June 25th, 2022 9:23 pm

    So sorry to hear about Brenda.She was a special lady with many talents for sure.Prayers for the family,,

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