Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Branch, Anna E. Beale, 2010 

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ANNA ESTELLE BEALE BRANCH 

  WAKEFIELD - Anna Beale Branch, 83, of Wakefield passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 
2010.

  She was an active and devoted member of Wakefield Baptist Church.

  Mrs. Branch was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Pettaway Beale and 
Anna Estelle Wade Beale, and her husband, John R. "Spottie" Branch.

  Mrs. Branch is survived by her son, John R. "Bobby" Branch, Jr. and his 
wife, Terri; daughters, Patricia B. Gross and her husband, Butch; and Faye B. 
Cook and her husband, Frank; grandchildren, Jeremy Branch and his wife, 
Melissa, Erin Branch Byrum and her husband, Ryan, Bobby Gross and his wife, 
Jennie, Tyler Gross and his wife, Christina, Laura Gross McManus and her 
husband, Adam, and Karen Cook Smith and her husband, Phillip; great-grandson, 
David Gross; great-granddaughter Hannah Gross; and a sister, Jackqueline Beale 
Jackson and her husband, Aubrey of Cape Coral, Fla.

  A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at Wakefield 
Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Kerr officiating.  Burial was private.

  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Wakefield Baptist 
Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 567, Wakefield, VA, 23888. 


Anna Estelle (BEALE; Mrs. John R.) BRANCH, of Wakefield, 
b. 3 May 1927, Norfolk, d. 31 Oct 2010, Norfolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 2 Nov 2010, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 3, 2010 

*Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

Her husband's obit (Purviance Funeral Home, 2003) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b652j15o.txt 

Her father is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk. 
   Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives, Forest Lawn list: 
http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/cemeteries/forestlawn/flc09-batt-berq.html 

Her mother is buried in Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Black Creek list (BC-2): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/blkcrk.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b652a10o.txt