Brenda P.V. Eckenrode, 78, former city welfare director
February 15, 2024
Brenda Philbrick Vigneault Eckenrode of Pawleys Island died Feb. 5 from complications of diabetes. She was 78.
She was born April 27, 1945, the daughter of Herbert A. Philbrick and Eva Luscombe Philbrick. She was a longtime resident of Claremont, N.H., and served as the welfare director for the city of Claremont.
She will be remembered for a heart of gold, being generous with her kindness and for a beautiful smile and bright blue eyes, her family said.
She is survived by her siblings, Dale P. Clark of Isle of Palms and Shelter Island, N.Y., and Lesley P. Draper of Pawleys Island; her children, Thomas Davidson of Pembroke, N.H., Patricia Booker of North Hampton, N.H., and Wendy Almstrom of Claremont; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Three other siblings, Constance Smith, Sandra Philbrick and Herbert A. Philbrick Jr., died before her.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul’s Waccamaw United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the ASPCA.
