Billy C. Branch Services for Billy C. Branch will be held, Friday, October 7, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Dano Rainer and Reverend Tommy Espey officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery in the Martin Community with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Branch, 73, of the Martin Community died Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Pat Branch; a son, Eddie Branch of Meridian; six daughters: ZoAnn Branch Hernandez of Meridian; Sissy Branch Gardner and husband Johnny of Meridian; Camie Branch Hurst and husband Dan of Hickory; Laura Davis Byrd and husband George of Grenada; Melinda Davis Graves and husband Kerry of Garland, Texas; Lynelle Davis Smith of Collinsville; mother-in-law, Marjorie Smith of Collinsville; brother, Leroy Branch of Topeka, Kansas; sisters, Bea Shaffer of Pensacola, Florida; Claudetta Lawhorne of Ft. Worth, Texas; Lorece Erlich of Salina, Kansas; and Leota Anderson of Lawrence, Kansas; twenty-one grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Dora Branch; sister, Peggy Giebler and granddaughter, Erica Hernandez. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. The family requests memorials be made to Arkadelphia Baptist Church Building Fund or the American Heart Association. Family and friends may sign the online guest book at www.robertbarhamffh.com Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
