Brenda Sue McCool

Brenda Sue McCool, age 73 of Lake City, Tennessee passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on March 10, 2025 at her residence. Brenda was born September 13, 1951 in Whitesburg, Kentucky to the late Gordon Eldridge and Mary Carter Eldridge. Brenda was an LPN for 32 years. She was a member of Red Hill Baptist Church in Andersonville. She loved sewing, quilting, crosswords, gardening, and fishing. Brenda is preceded in death by her parents: Gordon and Mary Eldridge, her daughter Brandy McCool Bavousett, sisters: Hester Campbell, Gaynell Dixon, and brother: Dexter Eldridge.

Survivors:

Husband of 55 years Tommy Ray McCool of Lake City

Daughter Tonya Renee Gasper and Steve of Ten Mile

Tina Rochelle Foust and Ronnie of Lake City

Brother Delbert Eldridge and Ilene of Hallie, Kentucky

Sister Linda Birchwell of Pikeville, Kentucky

Rosa Dixon and Hub of Hallie, Kentucky

Retha Ison of Hallie, Kentucky

Caroline Crase of Morehead, Kentucky

Doris Kilburn of Leatherwood, Kentucky

Grandchildren Nicholas Cox and Haley

Nathan Cox

Wyatt Gasper

Micha Bavousett - Johnson and Michael

Linzi Bavousett

Dalton and Dylan Foust 

Tinsley McCoy

Brenna McCoy

Great Grandchild on the Way Clayton Cox

Special Friend Ronda Gunter

Visitation: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Hatmaker Funeral Home.

Funeral Service: 8:00 PM, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in the Hatmaker Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chris Wallace and Rev. Greg Goodman officiating.

Family and Friends will meet at Hatmaker Funeral Home in Lake City at 11:15 AM, Friday, March 14, 2025 to go in procession to the Mountain View Cemetery in Lake City.