Brenda Sue Hillyer Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Brenda Sue Hillyer of Jonesboro, Arkansas, who passed away on October 11, 2025 at the age of 74. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Louis Spears and Elfie Spears; her husband Jim Hillyer; her siblings, Louis Edward'L. E.' Spears, Larry Spears and Debbie Spears Austin; and her brothers-in-law, Kelly Austin and Ray Gibbs.

She is survived by: her daughters, Amy Elrod (Russ) and Brittany Hillyer; her sister Geraldine Gibbs; her mother-in-law Marie Hillyer; her siblings-in-law, June Somers-Caudill and Larry Caudill; and her grandchildren, Emma, Ethan Elrod, Vivian, Patrick and Eleanor Kincaid. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and a lifetime of friends.