Lenita Carol Bracken

Lenita Carol Bracken obituary, Hartselle, AL

Lenita Carol Bracken

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Lenita Bracken Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Peck Funeral Home - Hartselle on Mar. 31, 2026.
Funeral service for Lenita Carol Bracken, 66, will be Friday, April 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ralph Henderson officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in New Center Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, April 2, 2026 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home.

Mrs. Bracken passed away on Monday, March 30, 2026 at her residence. She was born November 2, 1959, in Morgan County, to Velon "Buddy" Posey and Mary Elizabeth Milam Posey.

She was the Owner and Operator of Bracken's Daycare for 17 years and loved her daycare children as if they were her own. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother, and loved her family with all of her heart, especially her grandchildren. She had a booth at Pickers, where she sold her wares and bread. She loved and raised her chickens and collecting her eggs.

Lenita lived by the rule of "Better to give than to receive".

Her parents, a brother- Kelvis "Budd" Posey and a niece Miranda Cowart preceded her in death.

Survivors include
Husband - Ricky Bracken,

Son - Shane Champion (Heather),

Daughter - Ashley Bracken (Christopher),

Brother - Eugene "Kenny" Posey,

Sister - Donna Terry (Marlon),

Five Grandchildren - Brooklyn Champion, Ryleigh Champion, Peighton Champion, Hudson Champion, and Eleanor Bracken Bartholomew.

Pallbearers will be Karl Bartholomew, Colby Blankenship, Nate Cammon, Logan Blankenship. Tommy Milam, Steve Milam, Eli Canbelaria, and Taylor Barkley.

Peck Funeral Home
1600 Hwy 31 SW
P.O. Box 427
Hartselle, AL 35640
256.773.2541
256.773.2543 (Fax)

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6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Peck Funeral Home

1600 Highway 31 SW, Hartselle, AL 35640

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3:00 p.m.

Peck Funeral Home

1600 Highway 31 SW, Hartselle, AL 35640

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