Added November 11, 2021
Obituary from Choctaw Nation Biskinik:
Born: 10/22/1911
Died: 7/27/2008
Maiden Name: McClure
Velma McClure Branham, 96, of Lexington passed away on July 27, 2008. She was born on October 22, 1911, in Tuskahoma. Her parents were Willis McClure and Zona Anderson McClure. While Velma was a young child, her mother Zone, married Watson James Wright.
Velma was full-blood Choctaw and was a lovely lady. She was dearly loved by all and will be sorely missed. Her education was an Indian girls' school. After the school she was attending burned down, she moved to Chilocco girls' school. Barton, her younger brother, attended Jones Academy. As a single parent, she felt her greatest accomplishment was raising her sons. During World War II, Velma worked for the government sewing canvas canteen covers, tents, utility belts, etc. She loved life, family, people, and laughter. Though she never learned to drive, Velma loved to travel and to go fishing with Jimmy. Later in life, she took care of stray cats and had said that was the main reason she got out of bed in the morning.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Braham, and younger brother, Barton William Wright.
Survivors include sons, Paul King of San Diego, California, and George King of Maywood, California; nephews, Barton William Wright Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Melvin Wright of Mesquite, Nevada, Roger Edwin Wright of Buena Park, California; niece, Patricia Ann Wright Ammann of San Antonio, Texas, and numerous stepchildren.
Contributor: ALG (48383983)
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Purcell, Ok -- Velma Branham
Funeral services for Velma Branham, 96, of Lexington will be held Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Adam Shahan officiating. Interment will be at Lexington Cemetery under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.
Mrs. Branham died July 27, 2008 in Lexington.
She was born Oct. 22, 1911 in Yanush, Okla., the daughter of Willis McClure and Zona Anderson McClure. As a child her parents died and she was reared by her stepfather, Watson Wright. She attended a government boarding school in Tuskahoma and also attended Chilloco Indian School.
At the age of 18 she married George King and together they reared two sons. The Kings lived in various towns across Kansas and Oklahoma. While living in McAlester, Mr. King died and some years later she married James C. Branham.
In the early 1960s they made their home in Lexington where they lived until they died.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, George King and James C. Branham and one brother, Barton William Wright.
Survivors include two sons, Paul Thomas King of San Diego, Calif., and George Warren King Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif., and five stepchilden, Carrol Gene Branham and his wife, Loretta, of Houston, Texas, Kathryn Yoder of Lindsay, Linda Rackley and her husband, Carl, of Anadarko, JoAnn Osburn of Meridian, Mich., and Janice Wasmer of Woodward.
Pallbearers will be Barton, Melvin and Roger Wright, Carrol Branham, Scott Rackley, Carl Rackley and Quinton Pribble.
Obituary from Choctaw Nation Biskinik:
Born: 10/22/1911
Died: 7/27/2008
Maiden Name: McClure
Velma McClure Branham, 96, of Lexington passed away on July 27, 2008. She was born on October 22, 1911, in Tuskahoma. Her parents were Willis McClure and Zona Anderson McClure. While Velma was a young child, her mother Zone, married Watson James Wright.
Velma was full-blood Choctaw and was a lovely lady. She was dearly loved by all and will be sorely missed. Her education was an Indian girls' school. After the school she was attending burned down, she moved to Chilocco girls' school. Barton, her younger brother, attended Jones Academy. As a single parent, she felt her greatest accomplishment was raising her sons. During World War II, Velma worked for the government sewing canvas canteen covers, tents, utility belts, etc. She loved life, family, people, and laughter. Though she never learned to drive, Velma loved to travel and to go fishing with Jimmy. Later in life, she took care of stray cats and had said that was the main reason she got out of bed in the morning.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Braham, and younger brother, Barton William Wright.
Survivors include sons, Paul King of San Diego, California, and George King of Maywood, California; nephews, Barton William Wright Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Melvin Wright of Mesquite, Nevada, Roger Edwin Wright of Buena Park, California; niece, Patricia Ann Wright Ammann of San Antonio, Texas, and numerous stepchildren.
Contributor: ALG (48383983)
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Purcell, Ok -- Velma Branham
Funeral services for Velma Branham, 96, of Lexington will be held Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Adam Shahan officiating. Interment will be at Lexington Cemetery under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.
Mrs. Branham died July 27, 2008 in Lexington.
She was born Oct. 22, 1911 in Yanush, Okla., the daughter of Willis McClure and Zona Anderson McClure. As a child her parents died and she was reared by her stepfather, Watson Wright. She attended a government boarding school in Tuskahoma and also attended Chilloco Indian School.
At the age of 18 she married George King and together they reared two sons. The Kings lived in various towns across Kansas and Oklahoma. While living in McAlester, Mr. King died and some years later she married James C. Branham.
In the early 1960s they made their home in Lexington where they lived until they died.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, George King and James C. Branham and one brother, Barton William Wright.
Survivors include two sons, Paul Thomas King of San Diego, Calif., and George Warren King Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif., and five stepchilden, Carrol Gene Branham and his wife, Loretta, of Houston, Texas, Kathryn Yoder of Lindsay, Linda Rackley and her husband, Carl, of Anadarko, JoAnn Osburn of Meridian, Mich., and Janice Wasmer of Woodward.
Pallbearers will be Barton, Melvin and Roger Wright, Carrol Branham, Scott Rackley, Carl Rackley and Quinton Pribble.
Added November 11, 2021
Obituary from Choctaw Nation Biskinik:
Born: 10/22/1911
Died: 7/27/2008
Maiden Name: McClure
Velma McClure Branham, 96, of Lexington passed away on July 27, 2008. She was born on October 22, 1911, in Tuskahoma. Her parents were Willis McClure and Zona Anderson McClure. While Velma was a young child, her mother Zone, married Watson James Wright.
Velma was full-blood Choctaw and was a lovely lady. She was dearly loved by all and will be sorely missed. Her education was an Indian girls' school. After the school she was attending burned down, she moved to Chilocco girls' school. Barton, her younger brother, attended Jones Academy. As a single parent, she felt her greatest accomplishment was raising her sons. During World War II, Velma worked for the government sewing canvas canteen covers, tents, utility belts, etc. She loved life, family, people, and laughter. Though she never learned to drive, Velma loved to travel and to go fishing with Jimmy. Later in life, she took care of stray cats and had said that was the main reason she got out of bed in the morning.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Braham, and younger brother, Barton William Wright.
Survivors include sons, Paul King of San Diego, California, and George King of Maywood, California; nephews, Barton William Wright Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Melvin Wright of Mesquite, Nevada, Roger Edwin Wright of Buena Park, California; niece, Patricia Ann Wright Ammann of San Antonio, Texas, and numerous stepchildren.
Contributor: ALG (48383983)
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Purcell, Ok -- Velma Branham
Funeral services for Velma Branham, 96, of Lexington will be held Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Adam Shahan officiating. Interment will be at Lexington Cemetery under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.
Mrs. Branham died July 27, 2008 in Lexington.
She was born Oct. 22, 1911 in Yanush, Okla., the daughter of Willis McClure and Zona Anderson McClure. As a child her parents died and she was reared by her stepfather, Watson Wright. She attended a government boarding school in Tuskahoma and also attended Chilloco Indian School.
At the age of 18 she married George King and together they reared two sons. The Kings lived in various towns across Kansas and Oklahoma. While living in McAlester, Mr. King died and some years later she married James C. Branham.
In the early 1960s they made their home in Lexington where they lived until they died.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, George King and James C. Branham and one brother, Barton William Wright.
Survivors include two sons, Paul Thomas King of San Diego, Calif., and George Warren King Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif., and five stepchilden, Carrol Gene Branham and his wife, Loretta, of Houston, Texas, Kathryn Yoder of Lindsay, Linda Rackley and her husband, Carl, of Anadarko, JoAnn Osburn of Meridian, Mich., and Janice Wasmer of Woodward.
Pallbearers will be Barton, Melvin and Roger Wright, Carrol Branham, Scott Rackley, Carl Rackley and Quinton Pribble.
Obituary from Choctaw Nation Biskinik:
Born: 10/22/1911
Died: 7/27/2008
Maiden Name: McClure
Velma McClure Branham, 96, of Lexington passed away on July 27, 2008. She was born on October 22, 1911, in Tuskahoma. Her parents were Willis McClure and Zona Anderson McClure. While Velma was a young child, her mother Zone, married Watson James Wright.
Velma was full-blood Choctaw and was a lovely lady. She was dearly loved by all and will be sorely missed. Her education was an Indian girls' school. After the school she was attending burned down, she moved to Chilocco girls' school. Barton, her younger brother, attended Jones Academy. As a single parent, she felt her greatest accomplishment was raising her sons. During World War II, Velma worked for the government sewing canvas canteen covers, tents, utility belts, etc. She loved life, family, people, and laughter. Though she never learned to drive, Velma loved to travel and to go fishing with Jimmy. Later in life, she took care of stray cats and had said that was the main reason she got out of bed in the morning.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Braham, and younger brother, Barton William Wright.
Survivors include sons, Paul King of San Diego, California, and George King of Maywood, California; nephews, Barton William Wright Jr. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Melvin Wright of Mesquite, Nevada, Roger Edwin Wright of Buena Park, California; niece, Patricia Ann Wright Ammann of San Antonio, Texas, and numerous stepchildren.
Contributor: ALG (48383983)
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Purcell, Ok -- Velma Branham
Funeral services for Velma Branham, 96, of Lexington will be held Friday, Aug. 1, 2008 at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Adam Shahan officiating. Interment will be at Lexington Cemetery under the direction of Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.
Mrs. Branham died July 27, 2008 in Lexington.
She was born Oct. 22, 1911 in Yanush, Okla., the daughter of Willis McClure and Zona Anderson McClure. As a child her parents died and she was reared by her stepfather, Watson Wright. She attended a government boarding school in Tuskahoma and also attended Chilloco Indian School.
At the age of 18 she married George King and together they reared two sons. The Kings lived in various towns across Kansas and Oklahoma. While living in McAlester, Mr. King died and some years later she married James C. Branham.
In the early 1960s they made their home in Lexington where they lived until they died.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, George King and James C. Branham and one brother, Barton William Wright.
Survivors include two sons, Paul Thomas King of San Diego, Calif., and George Warren King Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif., and five stepchilden, Carrol Gene Branham and his wife, Loretta, of Houston, Texas, Kathryn Yoder of Lindsay, Linda Rackley and her husband, Carl, of Anadarko, JoAnn Osburn of Meridian, Mich., and Janice Wasmer of Woodward.
Pallbearers will be Barton, Melvin and Roger Wright, Carrol Branham, Scott Rackley, Carl Rackley and Quinton Pribble.
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