Brenda J. Alexander

Brenda Joyce Alexander was born on September 28, 1949, to the late Lawrence James and Eula Lee Wells McDonald in Chester, PA. After a battle with cancer, Brenda answered the master’s call, and peacefully transitioned from labor to rest on October 26, 2022, surrounded by family at The Belvedere Center Genesis Healthcare Center in Chester, PA. Brenda received her education in the Chester Public Schools. In her younger years, she met and fell in love with Warren Alexander, and the two were later united in holy matrimony. From this union, 2 children, whom pre-deceased her, were born, Marion Elaine and Warren Sylvester, a.k.a “Puka”. Brenda in her earlier years was employed by Teleldyne Wertz, where she performed job duties as an assembly line worker. She later in her quest for employment turned to the medical field, where she sought and became employed at Martin’s Run Life Care Community as a private duty companion for many years, later transitioning to general healthcare, also at Martin’s Run, working in their personal care/assisted living unit, where she remained employed until her retirement from the working population. Brenda, in her early 30’s, decided after the lead of her younger sister (Pastor Williams) and one of her eldest brothers (Minister McDonald) to heed and surrender her life to Christ, and was baptized in Jesus’ name, and became a member of the Highway Church of Christ, Sharon Hill, PA, under the leadership of the late Pastor Edna D. Johnson, where she tarried at the altar and was endowed with the precious gift of the Holy Ghost and lived a dedicated and committed life for Jesus Christ from that point until her passing. She at the time of her passing, was a devoted and faithful member of the Brighter Day GHCOC Chester, PA, under the leadership of International Mother Pastor Rosie M. Williams, where she had a passion for ushering and singing on the Women’s Choir and Voices of Brighter Day. She was a prayer warrior and believed in the power of calling on Jesus name, and as she continued to hold up the blood-stained banner for Christ, and experienced what prayer can do, the Lord bestowed her with the gift of “healing hands”, and the boldness to lay on hands as the spirit led her to do so, as she served in stewardship as a Missionary. Her favorite song was “The God on the mountain is still God in the valley”, and she believed this wholeheartedly until her passing. Brenda could not be in a room and be unnoticed, as she had a smile that would brighten the atmosphere along with her famous greeting “hello darling”! She was truly concerned for those in need, and if she had it, you had it too, ALWAYS coming to the rescue of others. LOVE was truly her alibi for any and everything she did. She became the matriarch of the family and fulfilled that calling as she lived and taught LOVE. She was known for giving family and friends children “nicknames” that were uniquely personalized by herself, and once you received a nickname from birth, it was YOURS, and no matter how old you were, whenever she saw you, you were addressed by that nickname. Brenda was an easy person to love, resulting in many people, be it family at church, in the neighborhood, or anyone she encountered, instantly taking a liking to her which then developed into a special love. She loved to cook, and was known for her homemade bread, chicken salad, potato salad, (which she taught her niece Kim to make), and her jello salad, (which she taught her nieces Kristy and Therese to make). Every year during the Christmas Holidays, she would gather for a weekend stay at her home, her great-nieces, and taught them to bake homemade cookies. She did this yearly and affectionately named them “The Cookie Girls”. Brenda will be missed dearly by ALL, especially the family, but her legacy will live on as her last words with family that visited her during her illness would be……”make sure you continue to laugh, have fun and mostly LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND STAY TOGETHER!!! She leaves to cherish her precious memories, 5 brothers Alexander Sr (Louise), Hazim (Karen), Eugene (Jackie a.k.a. Sister), Douglas (Robin), Cecil (Theresa), 1 sister Pastor Rosie M. Williams (Herbert Sr), 1 sister-in-law Sylvia, 8 grandchildren Brittany, Ebony (Ronald), Warren Jr, Tawanna, Renee, Anthony, Tiffany and Amayha, 4 great-grandchildren, a special godson Curtis, a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, church family and friends. Sorrowfully submitted, The Family

Brenda J. Alexander

September 28, 1949 - October 26, 2022