This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Branch, Edward Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TaB.2ACI/1927 Message Board Post: EDWARD DEWAYNE BRANCH was born on Nov 3, 1949 in Checotah to Henry Louis and Mary Louis (Edward) Branch and died Dec 15, 2003 at his home in Eufaula. Funeral services were Dec 18 at the Kelley Memorial Chapel of Hunn, Black & Merritt Funeral Home with burial on Dec 19 at the Fort Gibson National Cemetery. Survivors include his son, Edward Branch Jr of Stigler; daughter, Michelle Lashley of Stigler; brother, Stanley Branch of Poteau; sisters, Betty Miller of Checotah and Jantet Rorex of Durant; and two grandchildren, Skyler and Ashley. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Timothy. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, December 25, 2003, page 7