Services for “Marnie”Brenda Johnson Gleaton, 44, of Freeport, will be held at 2p.m., Wednesday, (today), February 1, l995 at the Lakewood Funeral Chapel in Lake Jackson with Rev. Scott Hayes officiating. Interment will be in Restwood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Gleaton passed away Monday, January 30, l995, at her residence. She was born November 14, 1950 in Laurel, Mississippi, was a lifelong area resident and was a 1969 graduate of Brazosport High School.

Survivors include: her husband; John GIeaton of Freeport; son, Aaron Uriah Gleaton of Freeport; parents, Johnie & Helen Johnson of Freeport; 2 sisters and brother-in-law, Tina & Scott Parsons of Freeport and Joyce Nischan of Freeport; 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Chris & Cindy Johnson of Angleton and Craig & Connie Johnson of Freeport; 3 nieces, Heather Nischan, Brittany Ledesma and Shayli Parsons; nephew, Joshua Johnson; grandmother Pearlie Johnson of Ellisville, Mississippi; and numerous aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her brother, Charles “Bubba’ Johnson. Pallbearers will be: Scott Parsons, Allen Johnson, John Myers, Terry Starnes, and Leo Neuerberg. Arrangements by Lakewood Funeral Chapel in Lake Jackson.

Virginia Smock added: Brenda was smart, funny, and adventerous. She was the first person I met who actually wanted to read the classics. She introduced me to DH Lawrence our senior year. She was my "cohort in crime" when we discovered that Bryan Beach was much more educational than Brazosport High School on Fridays! After high school she lived in California for several years where she adopted the name "Marnie", which she used for the rest of her life. In her mid-twenties she returned to Freeport where she was part of a large loving family. She married, and had a son. Her sudden death from heart failure was tragic. I still wish we could sit down and have a good talk. Brenda was a dear friend and I value the time we had together.