Cricket Branon

Movelda “Cricket” Baker Branon, 94, of Burnet, Texas went peacefully to her Heavenly home at 12:05 am on Sunday January 07, 2024. She is reunited with her husband Joe and they are now dancing on the streets of gold.

Funeral services are planned for 10:00 am, Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home with interment to follow at Burnet City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm at the funeral home, Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

Cricket was born to Walter E. Baker and Ora Clyde Williams Baker on July 23, 1929, in the Mahomet Community of Burnet County. Movelda got her nickname “Cricket” from her grandfather who, when she was born, called her “his little cricket”. She graduated from Burnet High School in 1947 and soon met and married the love of her life, Vonda Joe Branon on May 15, 1948.

In her adult years, she served as secretary for many businesses in Burnet including Love Cleaners, Burnet Chamber of Commerce, Allen Clinic and Hospital, and Clements -Wilcox Funeral Home. However, her greatest accomplishment and lifelong love was raising and impacting the lives of numerous children while caring for them at TLC and All Nanu’s Children Learning Center. During her lifetime, she was known as wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend, but her most cherished name was Nanu. She was an active member of First Christian Church until her health declined. She was an amazing cook, an avid reader and loved spending time with her family, playing cards and doing puzzles. You could always find Nanu on Tuesday nights playing poker with her cousins.

Cricket was preceded in death by her parents Walter and Ora, husband, Joe, a brother, Walter E Baker Jr, killed in action WWII, sisters Maxine Everett and Janell Branon.

She is survived by son James Lee (Bubba) Branon and wife, Becky of Marble Falls, daughter, Janita (Biddie) Metzler and husband David of Burnet, grandchildren, Olivia Gowin and husband Zeke of Burnet, Jennifer Lagrone and husband Jeff of Temple, Jameson (Barrett) Branon and wife Leslie of Georgetown, April Castenada and Roger of Austin, Jennifer Mead and husband Rob of Marble Falls, great grandchildren Avery, Addyson, Griffin, Matthew, Kase, Keller, Elena, Isabell, Cory, Becca and Lucas along with many nieces and nephews.

Those named as pallbearers were Jason Walton, Matthew Walton, Bennie Clark, Jim Nance, David Robles, Jaxon Denton, Sky Hullum, and Clayton Smith. Honorary pallbearers named were Don Everett, Ted Everett, Jerry Walton, Craig Alexander, John Strother and Curtis Baker.

We want to express our gratitude to the staff at New Century Hospice and Oaks Nursing Center and all the nurses that cared for momma.

Those choosing memorial contributions may make them to New Century Hospice or your favorite charity or organization.