Brenda Joyce Langston, 37, of Clarkton, Mo., died Saturday, June 4, 2005, at her residence.

Born Dec. 15, 1967, in Oklahoma City, Okla., daughter of Garland Helms, of Midwest City, Okla., and Barbara Clarkston Helms, of Branson, Mo., she was a teachers aide at Missouri State School in Clarkton. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Clarkton, a member of the Farmers and Merchants Club and the Carnation Chapter 141 OES of Bernie.

On April 18, 1992, in Branson, Mo., she married John Langston, who survives.

Survivors also include two sons, Timothy Campbell and David William Langston, both of Clarkton; one daughter, Terra Langston, of Malden, Mo.; two brothers, Gary helms, of Branson and Michael Helms, of Imperial, Mo.; a grandmother, Freda Brown, of Midwest City and three grandchildren, Hayden Langston, Payton Mims and Haley Burchell.

Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, June 7, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel in Malden with the Rev. Richard Blagg officiating.

Burial will follow at the Mt. Gilead Cemetery.