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Leroy Ervin Branch obituary
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Evelyn Branch Campbell obituary
- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 16 Jun 2007.
COLE, GLADYS IRENE BRANCH "GRANNY" of Knoxville , age 89 , born April 27 , 1918 , passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2007. She was a native of the Laurel Community of the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee. A wife, mother, and grandmother, she lived most of her life in South Knoxville . She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Arthur H. "Audie" Cole ; her mother and father, Nolie Branch Breeden and John Branch of Sevierville; and seven brothers and sisters. She is survived by her daughter, Lois Jean Shoffner and her son-in-law, Doyle Shoffner of Greentown, Indiana; her son, James H. "Jay" Cole and daughter-in-law, Carolyn Cole of Woodland, Tennessee; her sister, Evelyn Campbell of Sevierville, Tennessee; her brother, Floyd Branch of Morristown, Tennessee; six grandchildren, Sharon, Tammy, Melissa, Sean, Misty and Terra; seven great-grandchildren, Jamie, Anthony, Troy, Cole , Sydney, Kinsley and Ella Jae; and three great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Cole was an accomplished seamstress, well known in the South Knoxville area, having sewn for innumerable friends and acquaintances for more than fifty years. She was a faithful member of the Gospel Baptist Church. Services will be in the chapel of Berry Funeral Home on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 2:30 PM in the morning with Reverend I.A. Sparks officiating. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Knoxville . Pallbearers will be Anthony Jones, Troy Jones, Cole Turner, Troy Branch , J.B. Branch and Eugene Branch . Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Alvis, Parnick Rogers, and Sean Cole . The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday, June 15, 2007 at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway. (865) 577-6666 ww.berryfuneralhome.com
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