---

---

---

---

Contributions

Contributions may be directed to any of the following

---

Condolences for Brenda Mathes

---

From : Minda Kay McCoy-Qualls
To : The family of Brenda Ross Mathis
Date: May 17th 2010

To the family of Brenda Ross Mathis. It is with much sadness that I learned the passing of Brenda. I met Brenda when she first started at Nationwide Insurance as a Commercial Underwriter. What a beautiful, bright young lady who had such a great presence when she came to work. Brenda will be surly missed by all of her friends. May God bless you all as you endure her passing. The Bible tells us 'To be absent in the body is to be present with the Lord!" Brenda is only resting. No more pain. To her family: you had a wonderful daughter, sister and Mother! Brenda's smile will forever be in my memory and her kindess will never be forgotten.

Respectively submitted:

Minda Kay McCoy-Qualls

---

From : Wills Re
To : The Family of Brenda Ross Mathes
Date: May 17th 2010

We at Willis were very saddened to hear of your loss. Many of us have very fond memories of Brenda and, although we met through business, Brenda became a real friend and touched everyone she met here with her kind spirit.

Please know you are in our thoughts during this difficult time.

---

From : Sue Noll and family
To : The Family of Brenda Ross Mathes
Date: May 19th 2010

Brenda's strength and courage is an inspiration. Praying for God to be close with peace and comfort during this time, and may your memories of happy times together bring joy in your sorrow.

---

From : Rev. T. A. (Tony) Burns
To : The Ross-Mathes Family
Date: May 20th 2010

I met Brenda during the time I worked at Nationwide, what a wonderful lady. We met again after many years later and it was as if we had only been away from each other for a short time. We shared laughter and I was blessed to be in her presence again. Work (Grange Insurance) and ministry sadly kept me busy, and as result I had not spoken to her in some time, I'm truly sorry for that. We share a memory that can't be taken away, a life shared, a blessing because Brenda was a part of our lives. You have my love and my prayers.

---

From : The Hanscel Family
To : The Mathes Family
Date: May 21st 2010

Brenda was an amazing spirit. Full of strength and wisdom and though our conversations were few, they will stick with me for a lifetime. Brenda wrote this to me as a reply to a message I had sent her about how much she had inspired me. "Love love love, friends, family, laughter, doing what makes you happy. I wish I had done more of that across all 53 years but I am packing in as much as I can right now.

Do more of that in your life! Let go of fighting the current and let the current take you. You just stay in the boat and use your paddle to make small changes along the way, stay off rocks and the sides and you will love life. I wish I knew that sooner. It is SO much easier and actually the way it is meant to be. I keep being surprised by finding things along the way that I was struggling so hard to get when paddling up river."
She was truly an inspiration! All of our lives have been made better by having known her.
With deepest condolences,
Kara, Adam, Avery, Chase and Maya Hanscel

---

From : Mark Poeppelman
To : Brenda's family
Date: May 22nd 2010

I just wanted to send you all my deepest sympathy. Brenda and I were both Nationwiders for many years and had the dubious distinction of "graduating" from Nationwide earlier than anticipated during 2006. While we worked together only briefly at Nationwide we became friends the last few years. We shared a lot of Nationwide stories and had similar aspirations in our post Nationwide life. Brenda was such an inspiration to me despite what she was facing with her illness. She will always be an inspiration to me and I will cherish the laughs we had together. I wish you all the best to always hang on to her love and know that she will be with you.

---

From : The Keller Family
To : The Family of Brenda Ross Mathes
Date: May 23rd 2010

We miss her so. On the day of her Memorial, we were taken out of town for the wedding of a family member and were unable to share in the joy that was Brenda. Knowing Brenda, I feel she would completely understand our dilemma and somehow find humor in the situation. I also feel through my thoughts, she was with me as we started this young couple on their journey of love and discovery. Brenda helped me along my unending path of discovery and it seems fitting that on this, their wedding day my thoughts were filled with the joy and wisdom that was Brenda. Our thoughts and continuing prayers are with you all.

With great respect and deepest condolences,
Anita Keller and Family

---