Aaron Brannon Sr.

MALDEN - Aaron Ray Brannon Sr., 91, died Feb. 20, 2003, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter.

Born Feb. 19, 1912, in Point Pleasant, son of the late Henry and Alice Trout Brannon, he was a past member of the Parma School Board and was of the Protestant belief.

On Oct. 1, 1932, in Portageville, he married Ruby Mae Fox who preceded him in death on Sept. 10, 1999.

Survivors include: four sons, Charles Wayne Brannon of Navarre, Fla., Aaron Brannon Jr. and Stanley Brannon of Parma and Gordon Brannon of Broken Arrow, Okla.; five daughters, Joy Elaine Austin of Bloomfield, Dowanda Murphy of Dexter, Emma Mayo of Blytheville, Ark., Brenda Butler of Greenville, Miss., and Sharon Wagner of Parma; and 17 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Gertrude McAdoo and Truma Fox; one infant son; and one grandson, Monty Wagner.

Visitation begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden where services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday with Dan Hargrave officiating.

Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden.