Brenda Joyce Farmer

Brenda Joyce (Roth) Farmer, 74, of Dewey, went to heaven peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2023, while surrounded by her loved ones. She fought a hard, year-long battle with cancer and won her grand entry into heaven. Brenda was born March 29, 1949, in Pasadena, Texas, to Edward “Bud” Martin Roth and Martha Pauline (Medearis) Roth. Brenda graduated from Copan High School in 1967 and then attended Bartlesville Business College. In her senior year of high school, Brenda was the football homecoming queen. She landed a job at Phillips Petroleum Company in 1969 and worked there for almost 40 years until her retirement in 2008. During her time with Phillips, she lived in Kansas City and then was transferred back to Bartlesville when the credit card department had been relocated in 1970. Brenda met the love of her life, David “Dave” Farmer, in the summer of 1974 and it was a whirlwind romance. They married on December 12, 1974, in Copan. As Brenda was leaving work at Phillips, Dave would pass her on his way to work and they would wave. Dave eventually got Brenda’s phone number from his niece, and so began the courtship. Together the couple enjoyed traveling. She especially loved the mountains and visiting Charleston, South Carolina. Brenda was active in Dave’s Seabees reunion association and helped organize events. She also loved crocheting and crafting, shopping, and camping. In her younger years, she helped with Junior Achievement. Brenda was a member of the Copan United Methodist Church for nearly her entire life. Having diabetes since she was a child, Brenda loved to help educate people on managing their diabetes. She loved people and adored her family and friends. She always found the best in everyone and made all those around her better people. Brenda’s survivors include her beloved husband, Dave; her siblings, Sue Thomas and Dan Roth; eight nieces and nephews, Kenny Farmer and wife Terri, Barbara Ogan and husband Doug, Steve Snelson and wife Pam, Pam Witt and husband Alan, Brenda Thomas, Lance Knight and wife Angel, Luke Thomas and wife Amanda, Troy Thomas, and Laurie Boothe; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews; and many other extended family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother-in-law, Greg Thomas; a sister-in-law, Joann Farmer Reidel; and a brother-in-law and his wife, Eddie and JoAnn Farmer. The family would like to thank The Journey Home and Compassus Hospice for their kind and compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials may be made to The Journey Home, 900 N.E. Washington Blvd., Bartlesville, OK 74006. Brenda’s family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 6-8 p.m. at Davis Family Funeral Home – Dewey Chapel, 113 S. Osage Ave., Dewey, OK 74029, 918-534-3030. Visitation will also be held from 10-8 p.m. on Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Copan United Methodist Church with Pastor Warren Peck and Pastor Chuck McCarty officiating. Interment will follow at Dewey Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and Davis Family Funeral Home – Dewey Chapel. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.

Brenda Joyce Farmer

March 29, 1949 - October 20, 2023