Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brandon, Owen G., 1980 

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Owen G. Brandon 

  SMITHFIELD - Owen Glenmore Brandon, 59, of Route 3, died Wednesday in 
Virginia Beach General Hospital. 

  Born in Gadsden County, Fla., he was retired from self-employment.  He 
attended Mill Swamp Baptist Church, Ivor. 

  Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Reba Mavis Brandon; two daughters, Mrs. 
Patricia Williams of Halifax and Mrs. Shirley Sunday of Salt Lake City; 
two sons, David Owen Brandon of Smithfield and William W. "Bill" Brandon 
of Halifax; four sisters, Mrs. Betty Bloodsworth of Starke, Fla., Mrs. 
Jamie Bowman of Quincy, Fla., and Mrs. Margaret Martin and Mrs. Elizabeth 
Sullivan, both of Tallahassee, Fla.; two brothers, Clarence Brandon of 
Bristol, Fla., and William M. Brandon of Quincy, and five grandchildren. 

  A funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in Mill Swamp Baptist Church by 
the Rev. Clarke A. Wiseman.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. 

  The family will receive friends at Colonial Funeral Home here from 7 to 9 
p.m. Saturday. 

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OWEN GLENMORE BRANDON 

  Owen Glenmore Brandon, age 59, of Route 3, Smithfield, died Wednesday, 
Sept. 24 in the General Hospital of Virginia Beach.

  Mr. Brandon was a native of Gadsden County, Fla., and retired from 
self-employment.  He attended Mill Swamp Baptist Church and was a veteran 
of World War II serving in the U.S. Army.  Mr. Brandon was the son of the 
late Claude W. and Leona Miller Brandon.

  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Reba Mavis Brandon; two daughters, Mrs. 
Patricia Williams of Halifax and Mrs. Shirley Sunday of Salt Lake City, 
Utah; two sons; David Owen Brandon of Smithfield and William W. (Bill 
Brandon): four sisters, Mrs. Betty Bloodsworth of Starke, Fla., Mrs. 
Margaret Martin and Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan, both of Tallahassee, Fla., 
Mrs. Jamie Bowmen of Quincy, Fla.; two brothers, Clarence Brandon of 
Bristol, Fla. And William M. Brandon of Quincy, Fla.; and five 
grandchildren.

  Funeral services were held Sunday, September 28, at 3 p.m. in the 
Mill Swamp Baptist Church.  The Rev. Clarke A. Wiseman officiated.

  Interment was in the Mill Swamp Church Cemetery.

  Pallbearers were Gordon Nelson, William Munford, Russell Daughtrey, 
William T. Stephenson, Brandford Stanley Jr. and Delk Batten.

  Colonial Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.


Owen Glenmore BRANDON, WW-II veteran, 
Gadsden Co., FL native, d. 24 Sep 1980, Virginia Beach, age 59, 
interred in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 28 Sep 1980, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 58, No. 232, Fri., Sep. 26, 1980, p. 2; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 61, No. 40, Oct. 1, 1980, p. 6, col. 1, 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104101132 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Photos of his grave markers - added by Regina Stewart & Ron Stewart - 
   are also posted with Find a Grave Memorial #104101132. 

D.Cert. 80-030414 

His parents, Claude Willis Sr. & Leona (MILLER) BRANDON, are buried in 
   Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Chattahoochee, Gadsden Co., FL. 


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