She was a lifelong resident of Dickenson County and a member of Valley View Freewill Baptist Church for over sixty years. She was a retired employee of the Appalachian Power Company, Clintwood office, and a member of Chase Rebekah Lodge, #49, Clintwood. Mrs. Branham was preceded in death by her mother and father, F.A. and Princes Vanover Hughes, husband Simon R. Branham, a daughter, Patsy Jean, and brothers Junior, Delbert, Harold, Fred, Jimmy and sister Louise Moore. Surviving are two sons, Freddie R. Branham, St. Paul, VA, and Johnny R. Branham, Clintwood; two daughters, Peggy S. Dutton, Castlewood, and Linda C. Renfroe, Nacogdoches, TX; one sister, Agnes Mullins, Clintwood; her grandchildren, Pamela Wade, Kimberly Townes, Willie Dutton, Randy Dutton, Duran Dutton, Melissa Bloom, Shannenon Johnson, Freddie Branham, Jr., Tamara Johnson; step-grandchildren, Carson Renfroe, Michael Hilton, and Kathy Hilton; fifteen great-great grandchildren; a special niece, Shelia Kay Moore; several other nieces and nephews.