Brenda Lou Harrigal

Brenda Lou Blankenship Harrigal, age 79 of Holliday, Texas, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026, in Hospice of Wichita Falls.

Born in Seymour, Texas, Brenda was the youngest of seven children of the late Clyde Cleo Blankenship and Bernice Mae McKinney Blankenship. She graduated from Seymour High School and on June 2, 1963, married the love of her life, John Wayne Harrigal, in Seymour. He preceded her in death on December 16, 2020.

Brenda worked in a grocery store before purchasing it, then spent fourteen years at Wichita Oxygen and Air Gas, and later served as a bookkeeper for Wichita Metal until her retirement. A longtime member of the Holliday Church of Christ, she taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. She was also active in the Holliday Homemaker Association, the Holliday VFD Auxiliary—where she served as president, vice president, and treasurer—and the Holliday Chamber of Commerce.

She is survived by her daughter, Connie Harrigal of Holliday; her son, Doug Harrigal and wife Alaina of Holliday; three sisters, Loretha Kaufhold of Iowa Park, Norma Jean Bonetti of Houston, and Linda Gregg of Waco; her brother, Gwinn Blankenship and wife Martha of Rockwall; and three grandchildren, Christi Bultena and husband Dustin, Ambri Harrigal, Hadley Harrigal, and Rylie Taylor. She was preceded in death by her son, Jeff Dwayne Harrigal; her grandson, Darin McKae Pruett; and two sisters, Louise Jones and Joella Jones.