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Brenda Sechrest Obituary
April 18, 1944 - April 11, 2025
Brenda Hardy Sechrest went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Sechrest was born April 18, 1944, in Guilford County to the late Paul Loftin Hardy and Ruth Rumley Hardy. She was the wife of 38 years to the late Melville Lee Sechrest.
She was a 1966 graduate of UNC-Greensboro, majoring in Elementary Education and also received a degree of Master of Library Science from UNC-Greensboro in 1980. Mrs. Sechrest was a lifelong educator, working as a teacher, librarian and assistant principal. After retirement, she worked at the law firm of Carruthers & Roth, PA. Mrs. Sechrest was a longtime member of Apple's Chapel and served as a Sunday School teacher.
Mrs. Sechrest enjoyed traveling. She had a great love of reading and collecting dolls and pink Depression glass. She and Mel were avid Carolina Tar Heel fans, attending many sporting events as members of the Rams Club. Mrs. Sechrest dearly loved her dogs, Candy, Tynamite, Cindy, and Penny.
Survivors include her sister, Shelby Hawkins (Wade); brother, Mark Hardy (Gail); nieces, Angela Hawkins, Emily Pickard (Tom), Dana Hardy; nephew, Christopher Hawkins; great niece, Lauren Pickard; and a great nephew, Warren Pickard.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Apple's Chapel in Gibsonville by Pastors Dave Johnson and C. Allen Myers. The family will receive friends following the service at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Apple's Chapel or to any scholarship fund at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Please visit www.lowefuneralhome.com to sign the online condolences.
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