Brenda Faye Mitchell

BRENDA FAYE (MITCHELL) SPIES was born on March 21, 1956 in Chicago, IL. Brenda was the seventh child of eight children born to Grace (Rawlings) Mitchell.

Brenda being the youngest daughter was looked after by her older siblings because she was seen as vulnerable and fragile.

Brenda was baptized at an early age at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Chicago where she was a member of the choir.

Brenda attended Lucy Flowers High School in Chicago from which she earned her diploma and she also attended Wright Junior College for a while until her health caused her to leave college early.

Brenda and Bill Tremble had one son together, Jacques Mitchell and later she adopted Terion Spies. Brenda married James Spies and they divorced after some years.

Brenda was preceded in transition by her parents, Grace Mitchell and Eddie Martin and siblings: Robert Mitchell, Alfred Mitchell, Walter Mitchell and Barbara Ann (Mitchell) Gill.

Brenda leaves to cherish her memory two sons, Jacques Mitchell and Terion Spies; three brothers: Michael Mitchell of Chicago, Richard Mitchell (Natasha) of Bartlesville OK, and Corey Mitchell of Maywood, IL; sister-in-law, Denise Mitchell; three cousins: Christine Betts, Gerald Washington and Doris Dennis; and a host of nieces, nephews, loving family and friends. Special mention Ashley Burton.