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VanWert, Brenda (Dalton)

  • Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Brenda VanWert
Brenda VanWert

Brenda VanWert, age 79, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Brenda was born Jan. 14, 1943, the daughter of the late James Howard and Willie Mae Franklin Hayes.

Brenda is survived by her sons, Ronald Stevens, Kerry Stevens, Jimmy and Marsha VanWert all of Dalton, Georgia; sister, Sheila Jamison of Dalton, Georgia; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Entombment will be held Monday, May 23, at 1 p.m. at Ponders Whitfield Memorial Gardens.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.pondersfuneralhome.com.

Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Dr., Dalton, GA 30721, (706) 226-4002.

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