Brenda Kay (Morris) MacEntire

Brenda Kay (Morris) MacEntire was born on May 31, 1959 and grew up in Calera, Oklahoma. She attended Calera Elementary and High Schools, where she played basketball for the Lady Bulldogs and was involved in Future Farmers of America (FFA). Her contributions earned her recognition as a Bryan County All-Star, FFA Sweetheart, and academic Honor Roll. Following her High School graduation in 1977, she attended the Southern School of Beauty and worked as a hairstylist. She even owned her own beauty shop at one point in Madill. Additionally, she worked for a time as an in-home caregiver in Texas and Oklahoma; but most remember her as the Financial Aid Secretary at Kiamichi Technology Center in Durant where she worked for 17 years until she retired in 2017. During that time, she met the love-of-her life, Thomas O. MacEntire III. They were married on June 1, 2003, in a lovely backyard ceremony of their Durant home where they lived until their passing. Kay was a Christian, baptized in the Methodist Faith Church as an adult. She went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. She was a member of the Woodmen of the World organization and was known for her sharp wit, feisty spirit, and creativity. Dubbed a Pinterest and consignment “queen,” she took great satisfaction in making incredible customized home goods from new and used materials. She was preceded in death by maternal grandparents Woodrow Faulkner & Ada Mae Banks, paternal grandparents Guy Wayne & Ella (Morgan) Morris, Paternal Uncles and Aunts Jim & Elsie Melvin, Rene & Sharon Morris, Maternal Uncle and Aunt Woody & Ericka Faulkner, Father James “Jim” Ray Morris, Brother Michael Ray Morris, and Husband Thomas O. MacEntire III. Surviving family members include Mother Ethel Morris, Paternal Aunt Betty Morris, Brother David Morris & wife Jaquita, Son Cory Wheeler, Son Kaylan Woods & wife Deanna, Step-Daughter Amber Larson & husband Trevor, Niece Ethel Marie Morris, Nephew Kyle Morris & wife Tina, Niece Hunter Morris, Step-Niece Kristin Mayhew & husband Daniel, and 8 grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family ask that any donations be directed to the American Cancer Society: https://www.aicr.org/ Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.brownsfuneralservice.com. https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/LDF8627N5QH8FGC7

Brenda Kay (Morris) MacEntire

May 31, 1959 - November 14, 2023