Mrs. Brenda "Yvonne" (Nix) Dunlap

August 23, 1960 - February 9, 2018

Brenda "Yvonne" (Nix) Dunlap, 57, of Longview, formerly of Henderson, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, at home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Yvonne was born August 23, 1960, in Henderson, TX the daughter of the late BJ Nix and Avis Martin. Yvonne attended Henderson High School and graduated with the class of 1978. She lived most of her life in Henderson but also ventured to other states. Yvonne retired from Wal-Mart in Henderson after 21 years of service and went on to obtain a class A CDL and started driving a big rig with her husband Jim Dunlap in the early 2000s. Their teamwork led to a successful trucking career together, traveling most US states and ending with her last ride being a trip from her home in Benson, Arizona back home to Texas, to live the rest of her time on this Earth with family around her. She was cared for at home by her daughter, Ami, Heart to Heart Hospice, her mother Avis, and her grandchildren Tawny and Benjamin. Yvonne was preceded in death by her father BJ Nix, daughters Tabitha DeLuna and Laci Baird, brother Bobby Nix, grandparents and great-grandparents. Survivors include her husband Jim Dunlap of Benson, AZ, mother and step-father Avis and Walter Myers of Kilgore, daughters Ami Swanson of Longview and Brandi Baird of Henderson, grandchildren Jose Lopez Jr. and wife Rosa of Henderson, Colton Smith of Hallsville, Christopher Stenson of California, Tawny Swanson and Benjamin Swanson of Longview, and Sammy Rasberry of Henderson, great-grandson Troy Lopez of Henderson, and her really close friends in Benson, AZ. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.