Mrs. Brenda Joyce Kowal age 76 of Lebanon passed away September 16, 2017, at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital. She was born in Wilson County, Tennessee, to the late James Pitts Robinson and Frances Elizabeth Douglas Robinson.  She worked as a patient care tech in a hospital in New Jersey for several years.  She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Lebanon.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Kowal Sr.; two brothers:  James P. Robinson Jr. and Larry Douglas Robinson.

Survived by five children: Cynthia Tercek, Richard (Deborah) Laverty, Robert (Roseanne) Laverty, Edward (Maryanne) Laverty, Frederick (Jennifer) Kowal Jr.; two sisters:  Elizabeth Foster, Kay (Robert) Vanatta; twenty grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at 7 p.m. from the Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Rev. Kira Schlesinger officiating. Visitation Tuesday 4-7 p.m.

LIGON & BOBO FUNERAL HOME , in charge of arrangements. www.ligonbobo.com