Brenda Rae (Linebarger) Souza

A Gathering for Brenda Rae (Linebarger) Souza, 71, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, will be at 6 - 8 PM on Monday, July 28, 2025 at Sallisaw Creek Park in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Cremation is under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.

She was born on November 26, 1953 in Poteau, Oklahoma to Patsy Ann (Robinson) Linebarger and Burl Ray Linebarger and passed away on July 25, 2025 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was married to Paul Bernard Souza on December 3, 1977 in Aurora Grande, California. He preceded her in death on April 27, 2015. Brenda was a former blood tech at a blood bank.

Survivors are two daughters, Dezrae Paniagua of Sallisaw, OK and Marlene Cameron of Arkansas; one son, Frank Souza and Melissa of Santa Barbara, CA; nine grandchildren, Lilyana, Melania, Lakota, Frankie Rae, Rylee, Douglas, Christopher, Jennifer and Paul; and several other relatives and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband.