Brandi was one of a kind and was our family's special angel. She always enjoyed being with her loving family and we adored her with all our hearts. Brandi had special needs that had to be met but that didn't slow her down. Although her words were few, Brandi's vibrant personality was always on display, whether it was a contagious belly laugh at something silly or an insistent "HI" whenever she saw something she wanted. Brandi loved watching Sesame Street and always had a stuffed Super Grover toy with her throughout the years. She loved playing a tune on her straws and made a special habit of finding shoelaces to untie and play with at any given opportunity! Every birthday party she attended was her birthday party and it made her wise beyond her years. It was always time to eat and she never met a chip she didn't like! Her family loved her deeply and fiercely and she gave that love right back with a special angel-like grace that was evident to all. To know her was to love her and her one-of-a-kind pure smile gave us all a glimpse of a soul that had already seen the face of Jesus. Throughout Brandi's entire time here on this earth, she taught us all the meaning of unconditional love through her unquenchable spirit of life which was evident to all who knew her.
Brandi was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandparents Keitha and Warren "Pops" Stouffer; maternal grandfather, Jerry Warren Sr.; paternal grandfather, Phillip Benner; and uncles Dean Warren and Dale Warren.
Left to cherish Brandi's memory is her mother Jill Warren Boothe and step-father Kevin (Papa-Bear) Boothe; father, Kevin Benner, and his wife Regina; loving siblings Brittany Benner, Anthony Benner, Andrew Benner and Olivia Benner; maternal grandmother, Jimmye Dell Warren; and paternal grandparents Roy and Janet Frazier and MaryAnn Benner. She will also be missed by her large extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation for Brandi will be held Friday, July 21, 2023 from 5pm until 7pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3pm at Belah Cemetery in Belah, Louisiana, Officiated by Harold Ray Corley of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Pallbearers will be Don Warren, Daren Warren, Jerry Warren III, Jon Warren, Josh Warren, Anthony Benner, Andrew Benner, and Jon Compton.
In Lieu of flowers, the family would request donations be made to Shriner's Hospital for Children in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The family would like to offer a special thanks to the late Dr. Donald Mack, Sr., Dr. Gene Mack, Jr., and Dr. Robert Saucier for their devoted care given to brandi over the years. We would also like to thank Dr. Ronald Lambert and the ER and ICU staff at Willis Knighton Bossier for their compassionate care as well as numerous other medical teams and caregivers who provided loving and tender care for Brandi.
