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Brenda Lowe Obituary
She was born in Columbus, Indiana, January 13, 1953, to Irvin and Alice (Cobb) Barnett.
She graduated in 1970 from Columbus High School and married Donald Lowe September 19, 1970, after only knowing each other four months. Her brother, James, introduced them. They were married in the chapel of First Christian Church, where she was baptized in the sixth grade.
Brenda was a stay-at-home Mom until 1995, when she went to work at Alan Industries for 20 years until their closure in 2015.
She loved doing puzzles of all kinds, from jigsaw to word searches, watching YouTube, and collecting cookbooks because they made good reading material.
Brenda enjoyed shopping and going to local craft shows with her daughter. She never met a stranger and would talk to anyone, which is where her daughter gets that from.
Brenda is survived by her children, Christopher Robert Lowe and Dawn Renee Lowe both of Columbus; a brother, James (Lin) Barnett of Seymour; a niece Jennifer Babbs of Seymour; a nephew, James Ryan Barnett of Seymour; a great-niece, Jocelyn Babbs of Seymour; two sisters-in-law, Ann Jackson of Columbus and Gladys Lovins of Waymansville; five grand-cats (Sully, Julius, Paisley, Gypsy, and Axl); along with many other nieces and nephews on her husband's side.
Brenda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 44 years November 1, 2014; and a sister, Beverly Barnett.
The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, January 5, 2026, at Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home on Washington Street; the Reverend William Cordes will officiate. Family and friends may gather for visitation from 11 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home. Brenda will be laid to rest next to her husband in Section 82 West in the Garland Brook Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana or Memorial Baptist Church.
Condolences and special memories may be sent to the Lowe family and a video tribute may be viewed at barkesweaverglick.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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