Robeson County, NC - Obituary of Mrs. Edna Branch Bullock, 1946 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mrs. J. D. Bullock Claimed By Death Fairmont, Oct 11---Mrs. Edna Branch Bullock, 75, wife of the late J. D. Bullock, died at her home in North Fairmont this morning at 1:45 after a long illness that had kept her confined to bed for the past 9 months. Funeral services will be held from Baltimore Baptist Church, at which she was a member, Saturday at 3 p. m. Officiating minister will be her pastor, Rev Joel S. Johnson, who will be assisted by Rev. Carey P. Herring of Fairmont First Baptist Church. Interment will be in the family cemetery beside the grave of her husband who died 16 years ago. Mrs. Bullock was born in Robeson County on July 31, 1871, daughter of the late George and Esther Nye Branch. Surviving are two sons, Morley Bullock of Fairmont and Carl Bullock of Lumberton; 3 daughters, Mrs. Esther Lee of Barnesville, Mrs. Ruth Sessoms of Fairmont; 4 brothers, J. W. and Joe Branch of Lumberton, Jetter Branch of Wilmington, George Branch of Proctorville, two sisters, Mrs Beulah Hedgepth of Proctorville, and Mrs. Rosa Meares of Lumberton, R. 5 and 12 grandchildren. From the Contributor: Edna Branch Bullock was born July 31, 1871 and died Oct 1, 1946. She was the daughter of George Branch and Esther Jane Nye. She was married to Joseph Dawson Bullock. The above obit was in the Robesonian Newspaper, Oct 11, 1946 edtion. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael Walters ___________________________________________________________________