Brenda Joyce Samuel

SAMUEL, Brenda Joyce, 74, of Beaverdam, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2016. She was preceded in death by her mother, Sarah Brown. She is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 38 years, Edward Samuel; stepfather, Ryland Brown; sister, Sandra F. Edwards; sisters-in-law, Jean George and Janice Mills; brother-in-law, Calvin Wayne Samuel; nieces, Roslyn D. Ducey, Bobbie Joe Adams, Sarah D. Morrison, Christina Samuel and child, Julian, Jessica Church, Rachel Toruno, Ashley George, Elizabeth Slaughter and Sydney Poyner; nephews, Robert C. Carver and Seth Poyner; great-nieces, Gretchen and Hannah Trethewey, Rachel Carver, Sarah Ross and child, Ryland; great-nephews, Daniel Ducey and child, Carter, C.W. Hampton and child, Braydon, Timothy Edwards, Jacob Ducey and Justin Brown; best friend, Tammy Bruce; her loving cat, Maggie Faye; and her dog, Wendy Lou. Brenda took care of many children and loved them as her own: Brittany and David Larkin, Clay Reed and David Holloway. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel, 412 S. Washington Hwy., Ashland, Va., where services will take place at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Interment will be in Signal Hill Memorial Park, Hanover, Va. A reception will follow the graveside service at 32409 Pine Top School Rd., Hanover, Va. 23069.