Brenda Joyce Leslie

November 29, 1941 - January 9, 2022

Brenda Joyce Pepper Leslie, 80, of Greenville, wife of the late Robert “Modified Bob” Leslie, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at her home. Born in Webster County, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd Walker Pepper and the late Edith Alveretta Spikes Giardina. Mrs. Leslie enjoyed being a Registered Nurse for 25 years and retired from Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville. She was a member of Upward Seventh Day Adventist Church in Hendersonville. A 50-year resident of Northern Greenville County, she loved the solitude of her mountain home. She was an avid gardener with an expansive knowledge of plants. Joyce passed much of her time reading and had a passion for history. Surviving is her daughter, Sandra Gayle Mullen; her son Marvin Smith and his wife Peggy; two grandchildren, Sherri Lynn Mullen and Christopher Ray Mullen and three great grandchildren, Jada Mullen, Christopher Mullen, Jr. and Abigayle Mullen. In addition to her husband and parents she was predeceased by two sisters, Barbara Sue Donaldson and Betty Jean Browning. Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at The Howze Mortuary Chapel. The family will receive friends from 2 PM until 3PM on Thursday at the mortuary prior to the service. Burial will be at 2 PM on Saturday January 15, 2022, at the North Union Cemetery in Bellefontaine, MS. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.thehowzemortuary.com