Owner Loretta Brennan, 65, dies due to injuries from fall

Owner Loretta Brennan died March 31 due to head and neck injuries sustained in a fall at home, according to her husband, trainer Terry Brennan. Loretta Brennan was 65.

Terry Brennan said his wife was getting ready to go to a concert with her sister when she fell from the staircase. The Brennans were set to celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary Friday.

“We have six children, 10 grandchildren,” Terry Brennan said. “I’ve lost parents and a brother, and it’s nothing like losing your wife. I’ve been a wreck.”

Loretta Brennan was born in Texarkana, Texas, and her family had resort properties on area lakes.

“She was a giving person, always outgoing, never met a stranger,” Brennan said. “And she cooked the best fried chicken in the world.”

The funeral will be noon Central on Thursday, at Piney Grove United Methodist Church, 2963 Airport Road in Hot Springs, Ark.