It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Dear Mother, Grandmother and Sister, Brenda Joy Peckford (nee Coates) April 14, 1952 - November 9, 2013 aged 61 years. Predeceased by her parents: George and Edna Coates (nee Rowe). Leaving to mourn her loving son Timothy (Tracy) Mercer and loving daughter Julie (Hans) Schillinger; grandchildren: Aiden, Jayda, Finn and Lola. Also deeply mourned by sisters: Joann Raine, Paulette (Tom) Davey, Joan (Rick) Andrews; brothers: James (Elizabeth) Coates, Edison (Diane) Coates, Keith (Cindy) Coates, Jeffery (Trudy) Coates, Robert Coates, Chris (Rachel) Coates and Sheldon (Heather) Coates; extended family: Wayne (Fran) Rowe, Amy (Gerald) Piercey; Brenda also leaves to mourn a large circle of nieces, nephews, and numerous other relatives & friends.
“To the world you were just one but to us you were the world.”
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.