Clifford Branson

HE WAS BORN MAY 20, 1933 IN SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE EMMA BRANSON.

HE WAS RETIRED FROM SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY, FERRY HILL RESTAURANT, TOWN RUN BREWERY, EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY AND THE YELLOW BRICK BANK, WHERE HE WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS FRIED CHICKEN. AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE YELLOW BRICK BANK WHERE HE MET FORMER FIRST LADY NANCY REAGAN ON HER VISIT TO SHEPHERDSTOWN.

CLIFFORD LIVED IN SHEPHERDSTOWN FOR 71YRS BEFORE MOVING TO MARTINSBURG, WV WITH HIS GOD SON PHILIP KIDRICK & FAMILY.

HE WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV. HE LOVED TO SING. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SANCTUARY CHOIR, MIGHT MEN OF GOD. HE SERVED ON THE USHER BOARD, SPPR COMMITTEE, HOSPITALITY TEAM.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BROTHERS OF HARMONY LODGE # 42 OF SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV.

HE IS SURVIVED BY ONE SISTER IN LAW, DOROTHY L. BRANSON, NEPHEWS, DEWITT JACOBS, DONALD LOCKHART, JAMES DUNCAN, NEIL, JOHN, AND JASON BRANSON, NIECES, JACQUELYN BRANSON, PRISCILLA YOUNG, SPECIAL FRIENDS ARTURO & WAYNE GALES, GLORIA GUY & LIFE LONG FRIEND, DOROTHY GRANTHAM; NUMEROUS GREAT NIECES & NEPHEWS, COUSINS, GOD CHILDREN AND FRIENDS.

HE WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS SUMMER PICNICS THAT HE HOSTED WITH HIS AUNT NELLIE WASHINGTON

AT THEIR HOME ON RAY’S ADDITION ST, SHEPHERDSTOWN, WHERE EVERYONE IN SHEPHERDSTOWN CAME AND ENJOYED HIS FAMOUS TURKEY SALAD.

CLIFFORD WAS A SMALL MAN IN STATURE, HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBER FOR HIS BIG KIND HEART. HIS FRIENDLY PERSONALITY, HIS WARM SMILE & HIS GENTLE WAYS. HE WAS LOVED BY MANY.

IN ADDITION TO HIS MOTHER & AUNTS, HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY ONE SISTER NETTIE LOCKHART AND BROTHERS LUCIEN, CLINTON(HIS TWIN) AND JAMES BRANSON

FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS AT 10AM, ONE HOUR PRIOR TO SERVICE, AT 11AM Monday, November 13, 2017 at ASBURY UNITED METHODIST Church Shepherdstown WV 25443

ARANGEMENT BY ROSEDALE FUNERAL HOME. INTERMENT WILL BE AT PLEASANT VIEW MEMORY GARDENS. MARTINSBURG WV .

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONs CAN BE MADE TO ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, SHEPHERDSTOWN ,WVArrangements under the direction of Rosedale Funeral Home, Martinsburg, WV.