Derrick Lannell Brightful

Derrick Lannell Brightful (Humphrey) journeyed to be with his Lord and Savior on January 14, 2020 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Shannan Scott Brightful for 3 years.

Derrick was born to Barbara Jean Brightful and the late Ernest T. Thompson, Sr., on May 27, 1966. Derrick was given a variety of nicknames, but Humphrey, the name his grandmother, Dorothy Brightful, gave him just stuck. As a young boy he and a cousin from Richmond, VA, would spend hours singing "My name is Michael, I have a Nickle, I have a Nickel shiny and new," which drove everyone crazy.

Derrick was a graduate of Frederick High School, Class of 1984, and obtained his CDL Certificate. With this certificate he was able to secure many positions as a truck driver. He was a die-hard Raider fan, loved running his remote-controlled cars, going fishing with his grandchildren, brother in-law and friends, and also shared a love of watching wrestling with his wife, Shannan. Derrick was a member of Jackson Chapel UMC but was attending Ebenezer AME Church to support his best friend, Edward Lewis.

Besides his wife and mother, Derrick leaves to cherish his memory: daughters, Sian Kruger (Christopher) and Charity Stever; sons, Damian L. B-Smith and Brandon Smith; stepson, William E. Dorsey IV; grandchildren, Elijah Kruger, Neveah Goines, Nyjha Baker, Kahlil Kruger, Brooklyn Palmer, Javon Palmer, Alliahe Palmer, Anaya Kruger, King Bell, and Ka'mani "Peanut" Kruger; sisters, Jeannie "MiMi" Brown (Roger), Lynn Jackson (James) and Lacy Spencer; brother, Ernest T. Thompson, Jr. (Tonya); aunts, Patricia G. Gunn (Milton), Shirley Fossett (Eugene), Elizabeth "Roxa" Worrells, Dorothy V. Brightful, Mary Ellen Clark, Linda Brightful Barnes, Edna Brightful, and Willa Thomas; father and mother-in-laws, Charles E. Scott (Laura) and Rhonda Lee Whitehair (Pete); and sister-in-law, Aimee Bowersox. Also left to cherish his memory are friends, Dennis Waters, Larry and Eric Miller, Vic and Vincent Crabill, Russell P. Gibbon, and a host of cousins, nephews and friends. He also leaves two cherished pets, Dakota (dog) and Diamond (cat).

He was preceded in death by his: grandparents, Lawrence Ray II & Dorothy E. Brightful and Mary Thompson; aunts, Mary Ann Thornton and Ruth E. Thompson; and uncles, Lawrence "Brother" Brightful III, Daniel Elmer and Charles Thompson, Jr.