of Houston, AR
July 24, 1949 - September 16, 2025
Early Tuesday morning, September 16, 2025, Brenda J. Labiak, age 76, left this earthly home and went to meet her Lord and Savior in Heaven.
She was preceded in death by her mom and dad, Ruby Starkey Marshall and Ty Marshall; her stepson, Jeffery Labiak; four brothers, Dalton, Donnie, Randy and Tony and two sisters, Marilyn and Carolyn.
She is survived by her loving husband, Jim Labiak of Houston, Arkansas; her sons, Christopher (Jenne) of Greenbrier, Arkansas, Sr. Chief Petty Officer, Matthew Labiak of Chesapeake, Virginia; a stepdaughter, Natalie (Kelly) Labiak of California; three grandchildren, Peyton Breann and Easton Christopher of Greenbrier, Arkansas and Landon Joseph of Chesapeake, Virginia; two step granddaughters, Mary Nicole and Brittany Jane; one sister, Barbara Smith of Conway; two brothers, Jim Marshall of Conway and Mike (Karen) Marshall of Houston, Arkansas and many cousins, nieces and nephews, who always called her their ''fun'' aunt.
Brenda lived in many places, but loved to tell everyone she grew up in Lollie and Toad Suck, Arkansas. She spent many happy years in Tucson, Arizona before moving back to Arkansas, then to a beautiful riverbank home in Perry County.
She was an adventurer and it would take a book to list all of her places of employment over the years. She was a Beauty School graduate, worked for the Employment Security Division, was a Beautician at CHDC and many other notable jobs. She was even in the Marines for a short time, but was honorably discharged due to a disability.
Music and singing were her passion, as well as teaching in Bible School, AWANA, the Play and Learn program while in Arizona and teaching Sunday School at Calvary Baptist in Conway. She taught her grands to sing along with her, took them on fun trips and made sure they had every toy they mentioned. She sky dived, climbed mountains, swam in oceans and rivers, helped raise race horses, but her favorite thing to do was to be with her family and play the guitar.
She will be truly missed by each life she touched.
She truly lived and loved. She was one of a kind. I will remember her with love and smiles.
Jim, Matt, and Chris my thoughts and prayers are with you all. Love you guys. Brenda will be missed always and forever.
Barbara & Family,
I am so sorry of the loss of your precious sister.
You and all of your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
RIP my wonderful sweet cousin till we meet again in heaven
Brenda was and will always be my beautiful and talented sister. She loved Jesus and loved teaching about Him. She was determined to make life enjoyable and she did that with family and many, many friends who became like family. She loved music and taught herself to play guitar and had a voice I envied! She struck out on her own at a young age and had many stories to tell from learning Karate to protect herself and winning many awards in the process, to overcoming her fear of heights by skydiving. I was not ready for her to leave us but Jesus was ready for her to join His heavenly choir. I wish everyone could have or has a sister like Brenda Marshall Labiak.