George Yancie Brannen, 91, went home to be with the Lord on September 25, 2017 in Perry, FL. Yancie was born July 4, 1926 in Fitzgerald, Georgia to James Washington Brannen and Nellie Mae Millican Brannen.
Yancie honorably served our country in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Brannen attended Lakeside Baptist Church for 61 years and served his church in many leadership roles, serving as chairman of the deacons, until he became ill. Yancie retired from Proctor and Gamble after 30 plus years employment. He and his wife, Annie Jo, were very involved in Red Cross disaster relief work, traveling to many states during times of crisis. His greatest joy was fellowshipping with his family and friends. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, and served as the first president of the Three Rivers Hunt Club. Yancie was a devoted husband, a doting Granddaddy, and a fantastic father and role model!
Yancie was preceded in death by his parents James Washington Brannen and Nellie Mae Millican, his brothers, James Washington Brannen, Jr., Thomas Wiley Brannen, Marvin Brannen, and his sister Celia Elizabeth Brannen.
Mr. Brannen is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mrs. Annie Jo Walker Brannen; his son James M. Brannen (Mitzi McBride) and his daughter Elizabeth Anne Morgan (Fred E. Morgan, Jr.); his brother Zara Arthur Brannen, affectionately known as Uncle Moe, (Imogene Parker Brannen); 3 grandchildren, James Yancie Brannen(Kelli), Henry Blake Morgan (Elizabeth), and David Yancie Morgan; 6 great-grandchildren, Bain, Charlie, Kylie, Logan, Henry, and Eric Edsel, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Baptist Church with Pastor Hurstle Laxton and Bobby Ritch officiating. Interment services will follow immediately afterwards in Pisgah Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM prior to the service. All arrangements are under the direction of Burns Funeral Home of Perry. Donations can be made in Mr. Brannen memory to Red Cross or the Florida Baptist Children’s home.
Joe P. Burns Funeral Home, Perry, Florida.
Yancie honorably served our country in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Brannen attended Lakeside Baptist Church for 61 years and served his church in many leadership roles, serving as chairman of the deacons, until he became ill. Yancie retired from Proctor and Gamble after 30 plus years employment. He and his wife, Annie Jo, were very involved in Red Cross disaster relief work, traveling to many states during times of crisis. His greatest joy was fellowshipping with his family and friends. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, and served as the first president of the Three Rivers Hunt Club. Yancie was a devoted husband, a doting Granddaddy, and a fantastic father and role model!
Yancie was preceded in death by his parents James Washington Brannen and Nellie Mae Millican, his brothers, James Washington Brannen, Jr., Thomas Wiley Brannen, Marvin Brannen, and his sister Celia Elizabeth Brannen.
Mr. Brannen is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mrs. Annie Jo Walker Brannen; his son James M. Brannen (Mitzi McBride) and his daughter Elizabeth Anne Morgan (Fred E. Morgan, Jr.); his brother Zara Arthur Brannen, affectionately known as Uncle Moe, (Imogene Parker Brannen); 3 grandchildren, James Yancie Brannen(Kelli), Henry Blake Morgan (Elizabeth), and David Yancie Morgan; 6 great-grandchildren, Bain, Charlie, Kylie, Logan, Henry, and Eric Edsel, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Baptist Church with Pastor Hurstle Laxton and Bobby Ritch officiating. Interment services will follow immediately afterwards in Pisgah Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM prior to the service. All arrangements are under the direction of Burns Funeral Home of Perry. Donations can be made in Mr. Brannen memory to Red Cross or the Florida Baptist Children’s home.
Joe P. Burns Funeral Home, Perry, Florida.
George Yancie Brannen, 91, went home to be with the Lord on September 25, 2017 in Perry, FL. Yancie was born July 4, 1926 in Fitzgerald, Georgia to James Washington Brannen and Nellie Mae Millican Brannen.
Yancie honorably served our country in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Brannen attended Lakeside Baptist Church for 61 years and served his church in many leadership roles, serving as chairman of the deacons, until he became ill. Yancie retired from Proctor and Gamble after 30 plus years employment. He and his wife, Annie Jo, were very involved in Red Cross disaster relief work, traveling to many states during times of crisis. His greatest joy was fellowshipping with his family and friends. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, and served as the first president of the Three Rivers Hunt Club. Yancie was a devoted husband, a doting Granddaddy, and a fantastic father and role model!
Yancie was preceded in death by his parents James Washington Brannen and Nellie Mae Millican, his brothers, James Washington Brannen, Jr., Thomas Wiley Brannen, Marvin Brannen, and his sister Celia Elizabeth Brannen.
Mr. Brannen is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mrs. Annie Jo Walker Brannen; his son James M. Brannen (Mitzi McBride) and his daughter Elizabeth Anne Morgan (Fred E. Morgan, Jr.); his brother Zara Arthur Brannen, affectionately known as Uncle Moe, (Imogene Parker Brannen); 3 grandchildren, James Yancie Brannen(Kelli), Henry Blake Morgan (Elizabeth), and David Yancie Morgan; 6 great-grandchildren, Bain, Charlie, Kylie, Logan, Henry, and Eric Edsel, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Baptist Church with Pastor Hurstle Laxton and Bobby Ritch officiating. Interment services will follow immediately afterwards in Pisgah Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM prior to the service. All arrangements are under the direction of Burns Funeral Home of Perry. Donations can be made in Mr. Brannen memory to Red Cross or the Florida Baptist Children’s home.
Joe P. Burns Funeral Home, Perry, Florida.
Yancie honorably served our country in the United States Army during WWII. Mr. Brannen attended Lakeside Baptist Church for 61 years and served his church in many leadership roles, serving as chairman of the deacons, until he became ill. Yancie retired from Proctor and Gamble after 30 plus years employment. He and his wife, Annie Jo, were very involved in Red Cross disaster relief work, traveling to many states during times of crisis. His greatest joy was fellowshipping with his family and friends. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting, and served as the first president of the Three Rivers Hunt Club. Yancie was a devoted husband, a doting Granddaddy, and a fantastic father and role model!
Yancie was preceded in death by his parents James Washington Brannen and Nellie Mae Millican, his brothers, James Washington Brannen, Jr., Thomas Wiley Brannen, Marvin Brannen, and his sister Celia Elizabeth Brannen.
Mr. Brannen is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mrs. Annie Jo Walker Brannen; his son James M. Brannen (Mitzi McBride) and his daughter Elizabeth Anne Morgan (Fred E. Morgan, Jr.); his brother Zara Arthur Brannen, affectionately known as Uncle Moe, (Imogene Parker Brannen); 3 grandchildren, James Yancie Brannen(Kelli), Henry Blake Morgan (Elizabeth), and David Yancie Morgan; 6 great-grandchildren, Bain, Charlie, Kylie, Logan, Henry, and Eric Edsel, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Baptist Church with Pastor Hurstle Laxton and Bobby Ritch officiating. Interment services will follow immediately afterwards in Pisgah Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM prior to the service. All arrangements are under the direction of Burns Funeral Home of Perry. Donations can be made in Mr. Brannen memory to Red Cross or the Florida Baptist Children’s home.
Joe P. Burns Funeral Home, Perry, Florida.
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