Thelma Amberson Brannon

Thelma Amberson Brannon        
BRANNON, THELMA AMBERSON, of Birmingham, passed away on November 26, 2008. She was born October 24, 1923 in Piedmont, Alabama. She later moved to Birmingham with her husband, John W. Brannon, Jr. She was an avid gardener, talented artist, wonderful cook, and gifted seamstress. In additon, she also worked a number of years with her husband in his business. She thouroughly enjoyed her weekly bridge club. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and was a founding member of St. Martha's Band of the Altar Sodality. She and John enjoyed hosting family and friends at their beach house in Panama City, FL. They also traveled extensively in their motor home, across the United States and much of Mexico for more than 35 years. Mrs. Brannon was preceded in death by her husband, John; and her sisters, Louise Holbrook and Willie Mae Scroggin. She is survived by a sister, Jeanette A. Bennett; a brother, Evans Amberson (Barbara); and her children, John E. Brannon (Christal), Sue Goodman (Martin), Dennis Brannon (Mary Ann), Shannon Jordan (Albert L.); grandchildren, Joellen Brannon, Julie Brannon (Daniel González), Christan McGinnis (Adam), John Michael Brannon, Shelley Brannon, Lanette Milligan; Brannon, Morgan, and Noel Jordan; great-grandchildren, Ashley Hendrix (Jessica), Evans Hamilton, W. Alexander Milligan, A. Clemente González Brannon and Felix González Brannon; great-great-grandchild, J. Halen Hendrix. Visitation will begin at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2008. Funeral services begin at 11:30 a.m. immediately following visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Francis Xavier's Building Fund.

Published in The Birmingham News from 12/1/2008 - 12/2/2008