Obit of Mary Fronia Branson (b652) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 17 Oct 2000 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== ::Rose Hill Cemetery--Rose Hill OK Surnames: Branson, Simpson Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/395/mb.ashx Mary Fronia Branson was born Jan. 9, 1908 in the Rose Hill community and passed away July 8, 1988 in the Four Seasons Nursing Center in Austin, TX at the age of 80 years, 5 months and 29 days. Mary Fronia, the daughter of Albert and Mary Jane Simpson, attended school in Sayre and later in 1930 she married Cecil Branson and they lived in the Roger Mills and Beckham counties until 1940 when they moved to West Texas to make their home. She then moved to Austin, TX in 1986 to be near her daughter. She was a member of the Karnack, TX. United Methodist Church and served as secretary of the Women's Society for Christian Services. She is survived by: 1 daughtger, Mary Alice Shearer of Austin, TX; 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Cecil, Jr. and Olga of Kingwood, TX, John and Londa of Richardson, TX, and Jerry and Jane of Roby, TX; 1 sister, Beulah McLean of Pampa, TX; 1 brother, H.H. "Buck" Simpson of Berkeley, CA; 14 grandchildren and 9 great grandchilldren. Services were held in the Cheyenne United Methodist Church, Sunday, July 10, 1988 at 2:30 p.m. with John Stow officiating. Interment followed in the Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service of Cheyenne. ========= Note by Ruthie Gallahger Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/395.1/mb.ashx *Mary Fronia Simpson Branson was the wife of Cecil Branson, who was a son of Charles Henry Branson b. 1884 Laurel Co.KY; son of James Garrett Branson b. Aug. 1859 Laurel Co.KY; son of William J. Branson b. Nov. 1833 Rockcastle Co. KY ; son of John Branson b. c.1800 NC/TN m. Jane b. c. 1818 KY. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html