Brenda Gay ( Hughes) Wilkinson of Granbury, TX, died peacefully in the presence of family on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 at Medical City Las Colinas.
Brenda was born on Nov. 21, 1940 in Cleburne, TX to Oscar Mauris and Velma Ruth (Free)Hughes. She married Lewis Wayne (“Dutch”) Wilkinson on April 25, 1963 in Lamesa, TX.
Brenda grew up in Cleburne with summers spent traveling to places around the country with her father who worked as a construction engineer. She attended North Texas University before marrying Dutch. From Lamesa, the couple moved to Littlefield, TX in 1964 where, after sixteen years with Tide Products, an agricultural services company, Dutch acquired a General Motors dealership in Littlefield, which he and Brenda owned and operated until 1990. Shortly afterwards, Dutch and Brenda acquired the Plantation Inn, a lodge in Granbury, TX, where he and Brenda settled for the remainder of her life. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. As a founding member of the Hood County United Way, she served as the second president and as a member of the board for many years, raising funds and planning events to benefit her community.
In lieu of flowers, friends are invited to make contributions to the Hood County United Way in her memory by visiting unitedwayhoodcounty.com.