138. BRANUM – Ollie Lee – January 6, 1890 – January 7,
1953
[Married Otera CHRISTIAN December 23,
1910 (License) Date)]
HUNTSVILLE TIMES
Thursday, January 8,
1953
Ollie L. Branum Dies In
Anniston
Rites At Buggs Chapel
Tomorrow;
Was County Resident
Most Of Life
Ollie Lee BRANUM, resident of the Buggs Chapel community
most of his life, died at Memorial Hospital in Anniston last night at 10:30
o’clock and will be buried following service tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. from the
Galilee Baptist Church at Buggs Chapel.
The Rev. Roy STONE will officiate and interment will be
in Moon Cemetery at Owens Cross Roads, with Butler Brothers Funeral Home in
charge.
Mr. Branum was born in the Buggs Chapel community and
lived there until a few years ago, when he went to Anniston to live with his
daughters.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Henry BARLEW and Mrs.
Charlie CARGILE of Birmingham, and Mrs. Alvie SMITH and Mrs. T. D. WOODS of
Anniston; two brothers, Roy BRANUM and Wilburn BRANUM of Route 1, New Hope; two
sisters, Mrs. Herman MAPLES and Mrs. George CRAFT of Owens Cross Roads; eight
grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be W. E. SELF, W. J. McMILLAN,
Curtis MAPLES, Ted MAPLES, Erskine HUNT, Harry BARNARD.
Honorary pallbearers will be A. H. BUTLER, Dr. J. L. CARPENTER,
Archie RUSSELL, Howard McKINNEY, Rev. Alonzo SHUBERT, Charlie ESSLINGER, Fayte
ARTIS, W. D. STEVENS, and Jim BRAZELTON.