Derrick Lannell Brightful Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Derrick Lannell Brightful (Frederick, Maryland), who passed away on January 14, 2020 at the age of 53. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Derrick Lannell Brightful to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his father Ernest T. Thompson, Sr.; his grandparents, Lawrence Ray II, Dorothy E. Brightful and Mary Thompson; and his aunts and uncles, Mary Ann Thornton, Ruth E. Thompson, Lawrence "Brother" Brightful III, Daniel Elmer and Charles Thompson, Jr..
He is survived by: his spouse Shannan Scott Brightful; his mother Barbara Jean Brightful; his children, Sian Kruger (Christopher), Charity Stever, Damian L. B-Smith and Brandon Smith; his stepson William E. Dorsey IV; his grandchildren, Elijah Kruger, Neveah Goines, Nyjha Baker, Kahlil Kruger, Brooklyn Palmer, Javon Palmer, Alliahe Palmer, Anaya Kruger, King Bell and Ka'mani "Peanut" Kruger; his siblings, Jeannie "MiMi" Brown (Roger), Lynn Jackson (James), Lacy Spencer and Ernest T. Thompson, Jr. (Tonya); his aunts, Patricia G. Gunn (Milton), Shirley Fossett (Eugene), Elizabeth "Roxa" Worrells, Dorothy V. Brightful, Mary Ellen Clark, Linda Brightful Barnes, Edna Brightful and Willa Thomas; his parents-in-law, Charles E. Scott (Laura) and Rhonda Lee Whitehair (Pete); his sister-in-law Aimee Bowersox; his friends, Dennis Waters, Larry, Eric Miller, Vic, Vincent Crabill and Russell P. Gibbon; and his pets, Dakota and Diamond. He is also survived by his grandchildren, brother in-law and friends.
