Mary Frances DeVane Branch Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Mary Frances DeVane Branch of Tifton, Georgia, who passed away on January 11, 2023. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her husband James Curtis Branch, Jr.; her parents, William Edgar DeVane and Mamie Jeanes DeVane; her parents-in-law, James Curtis Branch and Lois Towson Branch; her brothers, Max (Lois DeVane), Roy DeVane and Marvin (Ann Branch Moore); and her brother-in-law John Mann.

She is survived by: her son James Curtis Branch III; her daughter-in-law Julie Branch; her grandsons, James Curtis Branch IV "Dru" and Clay Berry; her son Jay Gregory Branch; her daughter-in-law Terri Branch; her grandchildren, Jay Branch and Alexandria Branch; her daughter Marla Branch Smith; her son-in-law Bert Smith; her granddaughter Malia Smith Dillard (Brandon); her great grandchild Wrenley Dillard; her granddaughter Melanie Smith; her son J. Edgar Branch; her daughter-in-law Shauna Branch; her granddaughters, Eva Joleigh Branch and Liv Branch; her brother Dan Branch; her sister-in-law Carolyn Branch; her sister Deleen Branch Ellis; her brother-in-law Albert Ellis; her siblings, Carolyn Branch Mann and Earl Branch; her sister-in-law June Branch; her sister Jane Branch Atwater; her brother-in-law Emory Atwater; her brother Jerry Branch; and her sisters-in-law, Kathe Branch and Janice DeVane. She is also survived by four children, three daughters-in-law, one son-in-law and seven grandchildren.