Brenda Ann Staten, 59, of Columbiana died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at a local hospital.

She was born Nov. 11, 1945, in Chilton County and was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Staten; her mother, Elois Burnett Reynolds; and her father, John H. Reynolds.

She is survived by her son, Rodney Hamilton; her stepson, Phillip Staten; her granddaughters, Kristen and Olivia; her sisters, Virginia (Lester) Hamrick and Barbara (Charles) Roberts; her brother, John W. (Linda) Reynolds; and her beloved pets, Sassy, Rusty and Princess.

Service will be today, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m. at Bolton-Letlow Chapel with burial following in Elliottsville Cemetery, Bolton-Letlow Funeral Home directing