BRANCH, DOROTHY MARIE - Terry County, Texas | DOROTHY MARIE BRANCH - Texas Gravestone Photos

Dorothy Marie BRANCH

Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Terry County,
Texas

Rev Clarence Leslie, Sr
US Army
December 3, 1927 - March 31, 2010

Dorothy Marie
Nov 9, 1929 - Sept 12, 2014

*Obituary

Dorothy was born in Refugio, Texas, to Clyde and Donnie Williamson. She graduated from Refugio High School in 1947. She attended A & I University and the University of Corpus Christi, where she met Clarence Branch. Dorothy and Clarence were married 7 Nov 1949 in Corpus Christi, Texas, by Rev. Lester Roloff.

Dorothy is predeceased by her parents, her husband, Clarence, and a sister, Janet Williamson. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryll Matlock and her husband, Dale, of Brownfield; a son, Leslie Branch, Jr., of Brownfield; a sister, Beth Wells, and her husband, Buddy, of Stephenville; 5 grandsons; and 8 great-grandchildren.

*Obituary

Rev. Clarence Leslie Branch, 82, of Brownfield passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010 in a Midland Hospital. Services will be at 10:00am, Friday, April 2, 2010 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Carter, Rev. Dale Matlock and Rev. Jody O'Briant officiating. Burial will be in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.
Clarence was born December 3, 1927 in Driscoll to William and Ima Branch. He graduated from Corpus Christi High School in 1946. Clarence married Dorothy M. Williamson in 1948. He received an Athletic Scholarship at Rice, Kansas State and the University of Corpus Christi. While a student at Rice he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served eighteen months of military duty. Clarence was called to preach the Gospel while a student at U.C.C. He later returned to U.C.C. to finish his degree. He felt that the Lord allowed him to serve in some of the best churches in all of Texas.

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Submitted: 5/12/21 • Approved: 5/19/21 • Last Updated: 5/22/21 • R418171-G418170-S3

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