Obit of Branson, William "Bill" - Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

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::Green Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery--Bakersfield CA

Branson, William "Bill"

William Branson "Bill" Feb. 6, 1931 - Mar. 8, 2006 Greenlawn Mortuary. 
Services will be held Monday, March 13th at 10:00 a.m. in Greenlawn 
Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd., for William "Bill" Branson, 75, of 
Bakersfield, who returned to the Lord on March 8, 2006. Reverend Johnny 
Mahoney will officiate and interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial 
Park. Bill was born February 6, 1931 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to Daniel and 
Hannah Branson. After coming to California in the late 1930's to visit 
family, he never went back to Oklahoma. During high school, he met the 
love of his life, Audrey, and they married August 7, 1948. They had four 
children: Yolanda, Belinda, Tim and Brian. Bill graduated from Taft Union 
High School in 1948. After graduation, he went to work for Atlantic 
Richfield until he retired in 1985 as a Production Superintendent. After 
retiring, Bill enjoyed playing golf with all his friends, and maybe even a 
little game of gin. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren play 
sports, drawing cartoon pictures of them and telling them a few jokes 
along the way. Bill's memory will be forever with us. He is survived by 
his loving wife of 57 years, Audrey; and his children, Yolanda and her 
husband, Ed Edgmon, Belinda and her husband Matthew Brodsky, Tim and his 
wife, Terry Branson and Brian and his wife, Sherri Branson. He had eleven 
grandchildren, Kevin and wife, Michelle Edgmon, Aubrey Edgmon, Cory 
Edgmon, Ryan and wife, Coral Branson, Robert Branson and fiancee' Tammy 
Boukas, Christopher and wife, Taylor Branson, Bambi and husband, Danny 
Henry, Kaci Branson and fiancee' Justin Hamilton, Jessica Brodsky, Mike 
Brodsky and Ben Brodsky. He had five great grandchildren, Lake and Avery 
Edgmon, Alexa Branson and Payton and Gavin Henry. No public visitation is 
scheduled. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bill's memory to the American 
Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated.

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 3/11/2006.
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