Bill Brannon, son of Clyde and Ona (Walker) Brannon, was born on May 31, 1916 in Crosses, Ark., and departed this life on May 11, 1996, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, at the age of 79 years, 11 months, and 10 days.
Bill is survived by his wife, Gladys, of the home in Stilwell; three sons, Jess Brannon and Gene Brannon both of McKinleyville, Calif., Johnny Brannon of Canby, Ore.; two stepsons, William H. Prindle of McKinleyville, Calif. and Blake Prindle of Stilwell; two stepdaughters, Gloria Stout of Wagoner, OK and Barbara Collins of Livermore, Calif.; one sister, Alma Ruth Knight of Stilwell; one brother, Glen Brannon of Willits, Calif., and a host of other relatives and friends.