Sussex-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Branch, David V. Sr., 1947 

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THE HISTORY OF OUR (ROCKY HOCK) CHURCH PEWS: 
   IN MEMORY OF D.V. BRANCH - ANN COKER BRANCH 
   BY MR. AND MRS. B.E. COWLING, SR. 

  David Vance Branch (1875 - 1947) loved to roam in the woods and was an avid 
hunter.  He had a rare understanding of the animals and their ways, and a keen 
awareness of nature and the forest.  He was known as a great hunter and a true 
sportsman.  His funeral was held in his home with Reverend S.L. Drumville, 
pastor of the Wakefield Methodist Church, and the Reverend J.E. White, pastor 
of Wakefield Baptist Church.  A Masonic [rite] was conducted at the grave in 
the Wakefield Cemetery where he is buried. 

  Ann Coker Branch (1877 - 1961) and David Vance Branch had five children - 
Edna (married B.E. Cowling, Sr.), Ethel (married Layton Worrell), Bun [sic; 
Bernice] (married Webster Rogers), Annie C. (married John Little) and David, 
Jr.  Ann was a member of the Wakefield Methodist Church, and her funeral was 
conducted by Reverend L.P. Bland of the Wakefield Methodist Church and Rev. 
D.M. Cotter of the Wakefield Baptist Church.  She is buried in the Wakefield 
Cemetery.

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"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 29, No. 42, Wed., Mar. 26, 1947, p. 1 

David V. Branch Buried March 20th At Wakefield 

  Funeral services for David Vance Branch, 71, were held on Thursday at 11 AM 
at the home with interment following in the Wakefield Cemetery.  The Rev. S.L. 
Dumville, pastor of Wakefield Methodist Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. 
J.E. White, pastor of Wakefield Baptist Church. 

  Branch was a son of the late George and Elizabeth Faison Branch.  He was a 
member of the Wakefield Masonic Lodge and the Wakefield Methodist Church. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Coker Branch; four daughters, Mrs. 
B.E. Cowling, Mrs. V.L. Worrell Sr., Mrs. W.V. Rogers and Mrs. J.W. Little 
Jr.; a son, D.V. Branch Jr., all of Wakefield; 11 grandchildren and three 
great-grandchildren. 


David Vance BRANCH, Sr., farmer, 
b. 8 May 1875, Wilson Co., NC, d. 18 Mar 1947, Sussex Co., 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 20 Mar 1947, 

Ann Coker (WHITE; Mrs. David V. Sr.) BRANCH, 
b. 12 Jan 1877, Sussex Co., d. 19 Jul 1961, Suffolk, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 

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


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