OBITUARY: Edith Lelwin Champlin Brizendine, 91, dies June 12, 2014
Edith Lelwin Champlin Brizendine passed away June 12, 2014, at 91 years of age. She was the eldest daughter of Joseph Ernest and Ida Mae Lee Champlin and was born Sept. 2, 1922, in the Briggs community of Burnet County, where she was raised.
She married Eddie Fulton Brizendine in 1935. He preceded her in death in 1974. She also was preceded in death by her son Glyn Brizendine in 2012; brother Lawrence “Son” Champlin; and sister Inez LaGene Hunt and her husband John Ray Hunt.
Edith is survived by her eldest son, Ernest Lelwin Brizendine of Austin; daughter, Betty Darlene Smith and husband Steve of Bertram; grandsons, Phillip Brizendine, Brent Smith and wife Tammy and Blake Smith; granddaughter, Renee Yates and husband Lonnie; great-grandsons, Trevor Smith, Kyle Brizendine and wife Samantha and Cody Smith; and great-granddaughter, Taylor Yates. She also is survived by great-great-granddaughter, Paisley Brizendine; sisters-in-law, Rachel Champlin and Billie Brizendine; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Edith was a homemaker and worked for the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District in the cafeteria after the death of her husband, Eddie. She was caretaker of her son Glyn the last years of his life. She lived at her ranch until a fall caused her to require the use of a wheelchair.
She enjoyed her last year-and-a-half at Pafford Place Assisted Living and made wonderful friends with the staff and other residents. She will be missed by many who knew her.
A funeral service was June 15 at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 306 Texas 29 East in Burnet, (512) 756-2222, with the Revs. Doug Lindley and Max Copeland officiating.
Edith would be most pleased that her grandsons and great-grandsons served as pallbearers.
Go to www.clementswilcoxburnet.com to offer condolences.