 1922 - 2016 (94 years)
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| Name |
Buford B Branch [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Birth |
9 Sep 1922 |
Toombs, Georgia, USA  [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1930 |
Cedar Crossing, Toombs, Georgia, USA [4] |
| Residence |
Dec 1942 |
Toombs, Georgia, USA [1] |
| Military |
1 Jan 1943 |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA [1] |
| Residence |
1987 |
Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA [2] |
| Death |
16 Oct 2016 |
Toombs, Georgia, USA [3] |
- Mr. Buford B. Branch went to be with the Lord on October 16, 2016, surrounded by family.
Buford was born in Toombs County, GA on September 9, 1922, to Ira and Alva Glisson Branch, and eldest to his brother Jack who precedes him in death.
He grew up on his family’s farm and served his country. Buford married his sweetheart, Dollie Marie Coe and later moved their home to Winter Haven, FL, where he owned and operated the Southside Barbershop for many years. Buford was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the Winter Haven Masonic Lodge #186 F& AM, and a founding member of Lake Shipp Baptist Church.
Buford is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Marie Branch; his daughter, Terry G. Anderson (J.E. "Buddy") of Winter Haven; his granddaughters: Kelly Goodman (Monte) and Erin Sherwood; and his great-grandchild, Maddox Goodman.
Services will be held on October 26, 2016, at 2:00 PM at Stewart-Rosier Funeral Home in Lyons, GA. Interment will follow at Lyons City Cemetery. In addition, a Memorial service will be held later at Lake Shipp Baptist Church of Winter Haven, date to be announced. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 25, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Stewart-Rosier Funeral Service Lyons Chapel.
Services and interment will be in Lyons, Georgia, under the direction of Stewart-Rosier Funeral Service Lyons Chapel.
http://www.ronnielstewart.com/obits/obituary.php?id=622465
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| Burial |
26 Oct 2016 |
Lyons City Cemetery, Lyons, Toombs, Georgia, USA [3] |
| Person ID |
I25851 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
Ira Vernon Branch, b. 12 Dec 1896, Toombs, Georgia, USA d. 9 Jan 1981, Laurens, Georgia, USA (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Alva Glisson, b. 22 May 1902, Georgia, USA d. 3 Aug 1994, Lyons, Toombs, Georgia, USA (Age 92 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F8604 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Birth - 9 Sep 1922 - Toombs, Georgia, USA |
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 | Residence - 1930 - Cedar Crossing, Toombs, Georgia, USA |
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| Residence - Dec 1942 - Toombs, Georgia, USA |
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 | Residence - 1987 - Winter Haven, Polk, Florida, USA |
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| Death - 16 Oct 2016 - Toombs, Georgia, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S368] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online.
Record for Buford B Branch
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WWIIenlist&h=3489848&indiv=try
Name: Buford B Branch
Birth Year: 1922
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Georgia
State of Residence: Georgia
County or City: Toombs
Enlistment Date: 1 Jan 1943
Enlistment State: Georgia
Enlistment City: Fort Mcpherson Atlanta
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Unskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 159
- [S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
Record for Buford B Branch
- [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171585253.
Record for Buford B. Branch
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=137375349&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=137375349&indiv=try
- [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
Year: 1930; Census Place: Cedar Crossing, Toombs, Georgia; Roll: 388; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 164.0.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=18127531&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=18127531&indiv=try
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