Obituary

Brenda Ann Rentie-Vann, 62 years of age, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023, at her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Brenda was born November 15, 1961, in Los Angeles, CA to the late Winford and Leona Rhodes Rentie. She was the youngest of three children. Brenda was educated in the Tulsa Public School System in Oklahoma and DeVry Institute College.

Brenda married Mark Vann in 1984, one child was born from this union (Mark Vann Jr). Mark Vann Jr. proceeded her in death in 2017.

During her lifetime, Brenda was employed by American Airlines, Tulsa Public Schools (Education Service Center) and the United States Postal Service.

Brenda loved reading her bible, shopping, and spending time with family. She was a loving and caring person and a devoted mother and friend; to know her was to love her. Cherishing Brenda’s memory are her special friend, Phillip D. Anthony; her sister,  Earcelene Jackson (Ernest); brother,  Albert Rhodes (Gwendolyn); niece, Jacquelyn Kline (Peter); nephew and God Son, Anthony Dixon II; aunts, Lucinda Rhodes and Wilma Carouthers; uncles, George Rhodes (Mary) and Charles Rhodes (Patricia), and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Services for Brenda will be private.