Brenda D. Roddy

SOUTH CHINA – Brenda D. Roddy, 79, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021 after a long battle with several illnesses. Brenda was born on Oct. 9, 1941, daughter of Montie and Marguerite (Rainie) Cunningham.She attended Vassalboro schools and graduated from Erskine Academy in 1960. After a brief period as an employee of the state of Maine she joined J.S. McCarthy printing as a typesetter where she worked for over 30 years. She was a member of the South Windsor Baptist Church. Brenda was a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox and very rarely missed a game.Brenda loved fishing and camping, being with family and friends, and later in life she volunteered at the Maine General Health print shop and doll factory in Augusta. Brenda loved crafts of all types. She had won ribbons for her talent for crocheting and quilting at the Windsor fair. In recent years she so looked forward to her weekly Friday breakfast’s and card games at her home with her siblings.She was predeceased by her parents; her brothers, Howard Cunningham and Ronald Cunningham; grandson, Trevor Bragg; her former husbands Omar Bragg, Dana Albert, and Francis Roddy. She is survived by her children, Norman Bragg and his wife Carol of South China, Wade Bragg and his fiancée Mary Manley of Unity, Wendy Mitchell of Windsor and her partner Jonathan Litchfield of Palermo, Mark Bragg and his wife Tanya of Winslow, and Dana Poland-Harford of Waterville; grandchildren, Dawne, Shannon, Benjamin, Hannah, Kristen, Emily, Meranda, Nicholas, Kelly, Livy, Alena, Justine, Evelyn, and Summer; several great-grandchildren; and her beloved dog Penny.A Celebration of Life will be held at the South China American Legion Post 179 on Sunday, August 8 at 2 p.m.Arrangements are under the direction and care of Aable Cremation Service, Waterville.