HANNIBAL, MO - Brenda (Swarringin) Cordes Myers, 64, formerly of Jerseyville, went to be with her Lord, at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, October 6, 2019 at her residence from complications from Huntington's Disease.
She was born in Jerseyville, Illinois on June 12, 1955, and was the daughter of Charles David and Irma Jean (Looper) Swarringin.
Brenda grew up in and around the White Hall and Carrollton areas, and attended Carrollton High School.
She married Michael Eugene Cordes on Dec. 14, 1972 in Carrollton, and together they raised three sons, and shared nearly 25 years of marriage prior to his death on Aug. 8, 1997 after a fight with brain cancer. For the majority of their married life, they resided and raised their sons in Jerseyville. She was employed with the Jersey Community Unit School District #100 as a teacher's aide, and enjoyed her time there until she decided it was time to stay home and care for her husband during his illness.
She considered her three sons a gift from God, and in return to considered her ability to sign as her gift to God. She considered it aprivlige to use her skills in signing at church, where she was able to provide the message as well as music to those that were in need.
