Grace N. Brightmon

Grace Nell Brightmon was born May 29th 1943, to Grady Millage and Birdie Lee Ford in El Dorado, Arkansas. She completed her education at Washington High School and moved to Dallas, Texas, where she met and married Leonard Brightmon Jr.  Grace and her family later moved to Portland, Oregon. Throughout the years Grace traveled with her sisters, Pauline Manning, and Fannie White and Brother-In-Laws, Willie D. Manning, and Slim White.  Grace was a loving Mother, Friend, Aunt, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Sister. Her family meant the world to her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Grady Millage and Birdie Lee Ford, sisters, Ruby Millage Brown, Pauline Millage Manning, Thelma Millage Bailey and 1 grandson Adrian Brightmon.

She leaves to cherish her memories, three sons Kelvin T. Millage, Anthony R. Brightmon (Rhea), Leonard R. Brightmon, 1 daughter Tammi M. Brightmon; 2 sisters, Fannie White of Pasco, Washington, and Ann Hardeman of Midlothian, Texas, one brother, Joseph L. Williams (Tina) of Portland, Oregon;  Nine Grandchildren, Yalonda Millage, Christopher Kaha (Madeline), Leonard R. Brightmon Jr., Adam Pierce, Tasia Gramkow, Terraesha Norris, Terreece Norris, Ahmaylh Brightmon, Ta’Mya Nelson; Three Great Grandchildren Leonard L. Brightmon, Elijah Kaha, Solomon Kaha, Unborn for Terraesha Norris  and a host of other relatives, along with so many more that loved her.    

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