Brenda Kay Risinger

Brenda Kay Risinger

May 29, 1942 – August 16, 2024

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Brenda Kay Risinger on August 16, 2024, at the age of 82. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Brenda was born on May 29, 1942, in Batesburg to the late Troy and Lucie Cockrell. She was the youngest of five siblings and enjoyed playing jump rope, hop scotch, and dolls with her sisters.

Brenda worked as a cosmetologist in her early 20s until her marriage to Sammy Risinger in 1965. The couple settled in Texas as Sammy was in the Air Force. They spent the next several years traveling the United States and overseas until Sammy’s retirement when the family returned to South Carolina. Upon Sammy’s passing, Brenda returned to work in a daycare caring for infants until her retirement.

Since retirement, Brenda enjoyed spending time with her friends and family, going to church every Sunday and working in the nursery, going to the beach, shopping for home decor, reading, and completing word searches. More than anything she enjoyed being a grandmother, great-grandmother to sweet Graham, and seeing pictures of her great grand pups.

Brenda is survived by her daughter, Kelly Moseley (Dennis); her sisters Annis Corder and Gloria Sharpe; grandchildren, Laurin Herbert (Josh) and Brooke Moseley; great-grandson, Graham Herbert, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her late husband Sammy Edward Risinger; son, Jeffrey Risinger; parents, Troy & Lucy Cockrell; brothers, Griffin Cockrell (Annie Mae) and Herbert Cockrell; and brothers in law, Martin Corder and Jay Sharpe.

Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Baptist Church of Batesburg, SC or the charity of your choice