BRANK, ALFRED "AL" M - Dallas County, Texas | ALFRED "AL" M BRANK - Texas Gravestone Photos

Alfred "Al" M BRANK

Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park (aka Hillcrest Memorial Park) Cemetery
Dallas County,
Texas

Alfred "Al"
Apr 15, 1923 - Sept 3, 2006

Margaret
July 10, 1930 - January 25, 2015

Married Jan 28, 1950

Section: Mausoleum Garden

*Obituary

BRANK, Margaret Jane Clephane Margaret Jane Clephane Brank, 84, of Garland, Texas, passed away peacefully at home on January 25, 2015. She was born on July 10, 1930 to Walter Scott Clephane and Lillian Clementine. She is preceded in death by her parents; and husband: Alfred M. Brank. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Walter Scott Brank and wife Hope of Jacksonville, FL, James Alfred Brank and wife Linda of Sachse, TX, and Marilyn Brank Hopkins and husband Rob of Midlothian, TX; grandchildren: Mike Lowe, Carolyn Hopkins, Kaitlin Hopkins, Jim E. Brank and wife Liss, David Brank and wife Katie, Karen Wood and husband Jeremy, and Lisa Brank; as well as four great-grandchildren. Margaret attended First United Methodist Church in Garland, and was a member of Wesley Workers Sunday School Class and United Methodist Women. She graduated from North Dallas High School. Margarets children are at peace knowing that their parents will be spending their 65th Wedding Anniversary together now that they have been reunited. The Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 5 to 7pm at Sparkman Richardson Funeral Home. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 10am in the chapel of Sparkman Richardson Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Published in Dallas Morning News on Jan. 27, 2015.

*Obituary

BRANK, ALFRED "AL" Born April 15, 1923 in Pittsburg, TX and passed away September 3, 2006 in Garland, TX. Al was preceded in death by his brother, Ed Brank; and sisters, Martha Brank Davis and Virginia Brank Narramore. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Margaret Clephane Brank; sons, Scott Brank and his wife Hope of Jacksonville, FL and Jim Brank and his wife Linda of Sachse, TX; daughter, Marilyn Brank Hopkins and her husband Rob of Midlothian, TX; 7 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Abbie Bynum of Pittsburg, TX. Al served for 4 years and 2 days in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served with the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal and with the 5th Marine Division the 11th Amphibian Tractor Battalion at Iwo Jima. During that time Al was wounded twice and was honored with 2 Purple Hearts. Al spent 38 years as an elementary school teacher and principal with the Garland ISD. He was also a member of the Garland Host Lions Club for over 50 years. The members of the Garland Host Lions Club will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Sparkman Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, September 5, 2006. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at Sparkman Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas. , Dignity Memorial Sparkman Richardson 1029 S. Greenville Richardson (972) 238-7855

Published in Dallas Morning News on Sep. 5, 2006.

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Submitted: 1/31/21 • Approved: 1/31/21 • Last Updated: 2/3/21 • R384191-G384191-S3

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