Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Branch, C. Claude, 1942 

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CRAFFORD CLAUDE BRANCH

   Funeral services for Claude Branch, aged 60, who died in Williamsburg on 
July 20 were held at the family residence in Ivor on Wednesday afternoon, 
conducted by the Rev. George Kissinger of Norfolk, assisted by Dr. I.W. 
Johnson of Suffolk.

   Mr. Branch was a lifelong resident of Ivor until a few years before his 
death.  He was a faithful member of the Baptist Church there, and a friend to 
all who knew him.  He was the son of the late Nicholas and Sally Lane Branch, 
and is survived by three sisters, Mrs. J.L. Swingle of Petersburg, Mrs. W.H. 
Drewry of Franklin, and Miss Lillian Branch of Ivor; two brothers, H.E. and 
Shelly Branch, also of Ivor.

   A floral design of pink roses and gladioli covered the casket.  The hymns 
"Face to Face," "Saved by Grace" and "The Old Rugged Cross" were sung by Miss 
Mildred Varner, Mrs. Hazel Carr, Leslie Rawlings and G.C. Niblett, accompanied 
by Mrs. D.H. Pulley.

   Pallbearers were W.C. Rawls, W.P. Johnson, R.H. Pulley, L.T. Saunders, N.S. 
Boykins and John Earl Bailey.  Interment was in the family plot in Ivor 
Cemetery.


Crafford Claude BRANCH, formerly of Ivor, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 20 Jul 1942, Williamsburg, age 60, 
interred in Ivor Cemetery*, 22 Jul 1942, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 31, 1942, p. 1 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Ivor list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/ivor.txt 


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