Brenda Beard Puckett

Brenda Beard Puckett, age 78, of Buford, GA passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, W. R. “Bill” and Doris “Dot” Kilgore Beard; brother, Buddy Beard; and sister, Eleanor Beard Martin. Mrs. Puckett is survived by her loving husband of fifty-eight years, Larry Puckett of Sugar Hill, GA; twin daughters, Jill (Brian) Hughes and Jodi (Shawn) Meaders all of Buford; her grandchildren who knew her as Beppie, Eric (Adrianne) Meaders, Steven Meaders, Madison Morris, Aleks Morris; great-grandchild, Kinslee Meaders; sister, Mary Alice Beard and Cindy LaTouf of Buford; sister-in-law, Judy Puckett Martin of Buford; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mrs. Puckett was born on November 11, 1944 in Byron, GA. In 1962 she graduated from Buford High School, where she was a cheerleader, basketball player, and class officer, and then in 1963 she graduated from Massey Business College. Mrs. Puckett was a bookkeeper in Gwinnett County Schools for twenty-five years. She was very adventurous, and some of those adventures included parachuting from an airplane; sky diving, parasailing, jumping about 40 feet into the river from a bridge in Gatlinburg, and riding the highest roller coaster in the U S.  She was very family oriented, loved to cook, and hosted all holiday events in her home. Mrs. Puckett was a member of First Baptist Church of Buford and a member of the Upper Room Sunday School Class. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, April 10, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Dale Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. until time for the service at 2:00 p.m.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.