Gail Brigance, 69, of Austin, Texas went to the Lord Friday, October 26, 2012 at home following an extended battle with cancer. Born September 30, 1943 in Portsmouth, Virginia, she grew up in Memphis, TN. Gail graduated from Oakhaven High School in 1962. She met her husband in Memphis in 1983 and they moved to Austin in 1990.
Gail was preceded in passing by her mother and dad, Itha Lynn and William S. Merrill. She is survived by her loving husband of 30 years, Charles Edwin Brigance; father, Robert E. Shearer, Jr.; brother, Robert E. Shearer III of Garden Ridge, TX; sisters, Janice K. Bishard of New Braunfels, TX and Betty L. Chisholm of Norcross, GA; son, Donnie Dozier of New Braunfels; TX; daughter, Deanna Tondre of Austin, TX; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Gail was the glue of our family, providing our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for many years. She will be dearly missed by all her family and friends.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Monday, October 29, 2012 at the Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Memorial Chapel of the funeral home. Burial will follow at Cook-Walden/Memorial Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society in Gail’s memory.
Please visit Gail’s memorial site at www.cookwaldencapitalparks.com where you can share memories and leave condolences for her family.
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