Wife of John Sanford Branscomb (Birth:10-15-1862 Death: 6-5-1917)
The wedding took place on Wednesday, November 10, 1915.
Mother of James Alston Branscomb (2/4/1917-12/3/2012) and nine children by his first wives [Note: John first married Lillian Forrest Henritze; second married Ida Josephine Dismukes. Both died with young children.]
Daughter of Father: James Merriman Alston
Daughter of Mother: Mary Eugenia Turman Alston
Eugenia Norwood Alston Branscomb was "one of the most charming young ladies of this town. She is a woman of unusual beauty and intelligence, and will be greatly missed from the social circle here ... [The groom] is worthy of the fine lady he has won." (Newspaper wedding announcement)
Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) September 18, 1968
MIDWAY
BRANSCOMB, Mrs. Eugenia Norwood Alston, 82, died Monday Sept. 16, 1968 in Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Ala. following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. from her residence in Midway with the Rev. M. L. Heaton officiating, assisted by Rev. Albert Branscomb.
Mrs. Branscomb was the wife of John Sanford Branscomb and a former resident of Union Springs. She loved flowers and made that her hobby. She took great pride in growing giant white Chrysanthemums and Camellias in a huge variety.
Survivors include five sons: Marvin Branscomb, Rentz, Ga.; Dr. Albert L. Branscomb, Birmingham; Jackson Branscomb, Atlanta, Ga.; Lewis L. Branscomb, Dothan; J. Alston Branscomb, Sheffield; three daughters, Mrs. Jess Gwynn, Majorca, Spain; Mrs. Royce Smith, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Miss Lucille E. Branscomb, Jacksonville, Ala.; a sister, Miss Alma Alston, Midway; several grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Burial was in the Midway cemetery. Ward-Wilson-Brown-Service Funeral Home of Dothan directing. Pallbearers were George Clayton, Lawrence Lee Alley, A. J. Cole, Jeff Hall, Sonny Thompson and Warren Hall.
Obituaries saved by son Alston Branscomb.
The wedding took place on Wednesday, November 10, 1915.
Mother of James Alston Branscomb (2/4/1917-12/3/2012) and nine children by his first wives [Note: John first married Lillian Forrest Henritze; second married Ida Josephine Dismukes. Both died with young children.]
Daughter of Father: James Merriman Alston
Daughter of Mother: Mary Eugenia Turman Alston
Eugenia Norwood Alston Branscomb was "one of the most charming young ladies of this town. She is a woman of unusual beauty and intelligence, and will be greatly missed from the social circle here ... [The groom] is worthy of the fine lady he has won." (Newspaper wedding announcement)
Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) September 18, 1968
MIDWAY
BRANSCOMB, Mrs. Eugenia Norwood Alston, 82, died Monday Sept. 16, 1968 in Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Ala. following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. from her residence in Midway with the Rev. M. L. Heaton officiating, assisted by Rev. Albert Branscomb.
Mrs. Branscomb was the wife of John Sanford Branscomb and a former resident of Union Springs. She loved flowers and made that her hobby. She took great pride in growing giant white Chrysanthemums and Camellias in a huge variety.
Survivors include five sons: Marvin Branscomb, Rentz, Ga.; Dr. Albert L. Branscomb, Birmingham; Jackson Branscomb, Atlanta, Ga.; Lewis L. Branscomb, Dothan; J. Alston Branscomb, Sheffield; three daughters, Mrs. Jess Gwynn, Majorca, Spain; Mrs. Royce Smith, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Miss Lucille E. Branscomb, Jacksonville, Ala.; a sister, Miss Alma Alston, Midway; several grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Burial was in the Midway cemetery. Ward-Wilson-Brown-Service Funeral Home of Dothan directing. Pallbearers were George Clayton, Lawrence Lee Alley, A. J. Cole, Jeff Hall, Sonny Thompson and Warren Hall.
Obituaries saved by son Alston Branscomb.
Wife of John Sanford Branscomb (Birth:10-15-1862 Death: 6-5-1917)
The wedding took place on Wednesday, November 10, 1915.
Mother of James Alston Branscomb (2/4/1917-12/3/2012) and nine children by his first wives [Note: John first married Lillian Forrest Henritze; second married Ida Josephine Dismukes. Both died with young children.]
Daughter of Father: James Merriman Alston
Daughter of Mother: Mary Eugenia Turman Alston
Eugenia Norwood Alston Branscomb was "one of the most charming young ladies of this town. She is a woman of unusual beauty and intelligence, and will be greatly missed from the social circle here ... [The groom] is worthy of the fine lady he has won." (Newspaper wedding announcement)
Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) September 18, 1968
MIDWAY
BRANSCOMB, Mrs. Eugenia Norwood Alston, 82, died Monday Sept. 16, 1968 in Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Ala. following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. from her residence in Midway with the Rev. M. L. Heaton officiating, assisted by Rev. Albert Branscomb.
Mrs. Branscomb was the wife of John Sanford Branscomb and a former resident of Union Springs. She loved flowers and made that her hobby. She took great pride in growing giant white Chrysanthemums and Camellias in a huge variety.
Survivors include five sons: Marvin Branscomb, Rentz, Ga.; Dr. Albert L. Branscomb, Birmingham; Jackson Branscomb, Atlanta, Ga.; Lewis L. Branscomb, Dothan; J. Alston Branscomb, Sheffield; three daughters, Mrs. Jess Gwynn, Majorca, Spain; Mrs. Royce Smith, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Miss Lucille E. Branscomb, Jacksonville, Ala.; a sister, Miss Alma Alston, Midway; several grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Burial was in the Midway cemetery. Ward-Wilson-Brown-Service Funeral Home of Dothan directing. Pallbearers were George Clayton, Lawrence Lee Alley, A. J. Cole, Jeff Hall, Sonny Thompson and Warren Hall.
Obituaries saved by son Alston Branscomb.
The wedding took place on Wednesday, November 10, 1915.
Mother of James Alston Branscomb (2/4/1917-12/3/2012) and nine children by his first wives [Note: John first married Lillian Forrest Henritze; second married Ida Josephine Dismukes. Both died with young children.]
Daughter of Father: James Merriman Alston
Daughter of Mother: Mary Eugenia Turman Alston
Eugenia Norwood Alston Branscomb was "one of the most charming young ladies of this town. She is a woman of unusual beauty and intelligence, and will be greatly missed from the social circle here ... [The groom] is worthy of the fine lady he has won." (Newspaper wedding announcement)
Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) September 18, 1968
MIDWAY
BRANSCOMB, Mrs. Eugenia Norwood Alston, 82, died Monday Sept. 16, 1968 in Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Ala. following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. from her residence in Midway with the Rev. M. L. Heaton officiating, assisted by Rev. Albert Branscomb.
Mrs. Branscomb was the wife of John Sanford Branscomb and a former resident of Union Springs. She loved flowers and made that her hobby. She took great pride in growing giant white Chrysanthemums and Camellias in a huge variety.
Survivors include five sons: Marvin Branscomb, Rentz, Ga.; Dr. Albert L. Branscomb, Birmingham; Jackson Branscomb, Atlanta, Ga.; Lewis L. Branscomb, Dothan; J. Alston Branscomb, Sheffield; three daughters, Mrs. Jess Gwynn, Majorca, Spain; Mrs. Royce Smith, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Miss Lucille E. Branscomb, Jacksonville, Ala.; a sister, Miss Alma Alston, Midway; several grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Burial was in the Midway cemetery. Ward-Wilson-Brown-Service Funeral Home of Dothan directing. Pallbearers were George Clayton, Lawrence Lee Alley, A. J. Cole, Jeff Hall, Sonny Thompson and Warren Hall.
Obituaries saved by son Alston Branscomb.
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