Brenda Annette Haskett

Brenda Annette Haskett (Gurganus), age 72, passed away on the twenty-seventh day of September 2022, in her daughter's home, located in Colonial Heights, Virginia. Although a long term resident of Hopewell, Brenda resided with her daughter the last couple of years. Brenda was born in Fort Lee, Virginia, on December 18, 1949 to her mother, Annie Laura Flowers; and her father, William Harvey Gurganus. Brenda had a plethora of natural talents, one being her natural flair for styling hair. She earned her cosmetology certification and went on to obtain an instructor's license. She taught and trained generations of aspiring cosmetologists at Hairstylist University, later opening her own salon. Brenda's ability to make someone feel beautiful and special extended beyond the salon chair.

Brenda was a Christian woman and longtime member of Broadway Baptist Church in Hopewell. A daughter, sister, mother, and friend, all would agree her heart was kind and her spirit generous, always eager to help anyone she believed was in need and touched the hearts of all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her mother; father; five sisters; and her life companion, Charles Fry. She is survived by her daughter, Laura "Honey" Audino; son-in-law, Randy St. John; grandson, Zachary St. John; adopted son, Richard Lewis (RJ); a brother; three sisters; many nieces and nephews; and other family and friends. She is loved and will be greatly missed.

A service for Brenda will be held graveside at 2 pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Blandford Cemetery, in Petersburg, Virginia. Family and friends are invited to Visitation on Monday evening, October 3, 2022, from 6 pm to 8 pm, at J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home located at 820 W. Broadway, Hopewell, VA 23860. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .

Romans 6:23 (NIV): For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.