Katrina M. Brennan

A service celebrating the life of Katrina M. Brennan will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Sullivan Village Church of Christ with Steven Hill and Mike Bentley officiating.

Katrina M. Brennan died in the early hours of Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at home in Lawton, Oklahoma. She was surrounded by her family and her closest companions, Smiley and Bumper. She was born March 8, 1958 in Aurora, Illinois, to Max Dale and Joyce JoAn (Shoemaker) Watkins. She grew up in Lawton and was a graduate of Eisenhower High School.

Katrina married J.D. Brennan on November 19, 1976 in Lawton. She began her working career at City National Bank and later went to work for Lawton Public Schools. She worked as a library assistant at Washington Elementary and a secretary at Pioneer Park Elementary and she remained with the school system until her retirement in 2021, except for a short period of time where she worked at Ken’s Pharmacy. At the time of her retirement she was the office manager and financial secretary at MacArthur High School.

Katrina was a lifelong member of the church of Christ where she taught Bible class for many years. She was a faithful member of Sullivan Village Church of Christ.

She is survived by her husband, J.D. Brennan, of the home; three children, Brent Brennan and wife Desirae, Charlotte Bates and husband Nick, and Blake Brennan and wife Rachel; nine grandchildren, Jackson, Ashleigh, Cash, Emma, Mason, Case, Eli, Wesley and Colt, her sister, Twyla Watkins, brother in-law Glenn Brennan and wife Laurey, brother in-law James Brennan and wife Cathy, sister in-law Dala Melton and husband Charlie, Aunt Dixie Leemon and husband Charles, Uncle Jack Shoemaker and wife Linda, nieces and nephews, Shelley, Kyle, Kaetlyn, James, Bryan, Eric, and Steven.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Max and JoAn Watkins, her parents-in-law, Dale and Barbara Brennan, Roy Watkins, her uncle, her grandparents, and dear friend, Ramona Bennett.

Katrina was an incredible wife, mother, and nana. She exemplified the fruit of the Spirit in word and deed. She was an incredible Christian example to all she knew and met. During the final

years of her life she spent much of her time lovingly caring for her aging parents and her sister. She bravely demonstrated her unmovable faith as she fought a courageous battle with stage four ovarian cancer. She never questioned God nor complained, steadfastly remaining faithful to the Lord until her death. Katrina had a gentle loving spirit for animals, especially her dogs Buttons, Sandy, Sparki, Toby, ChiChi, Stinker, Bumper, and Smiley. She was also known to help raise little baby birds that had fallen from nests and once raised an orphaned opossum.

Katrina was determined to help people and the medical community during her illness, and participated in many clinical trials for new medications. The family will always be thankful for Dr. Holman and the staff at the Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medical and Promise Care Hospice.

She gave her life to the Lord and gave her body to science. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: Tenaciously Teal

70 W. Wilshire Blvd.

Suite 108

Oklahoma City, OK 73116 (www.tteal.org/give)

or

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at https://giving.ouhealth.com/give/313823/#!/donation/checkout