Dr Joseph M Brandon died at age of 91 years. Resided at Essex since 1910.
Father of Dr WL Brandon and Mrs. Ida Quals of this city; Dr J P Brandon of
Essex.
Dr J (ospeh) M Brandon, 91 of Dexter, veterinarian of SI and SEMO, died at the
Brandon Hospital her at3:50am today after an illness of about 4 weeks. Dr
Brandon was born in Jackson Co, IL in Aug 1865 to Martha Belle Allmon. (d/o John
and Angeline).
They were the parents of five children: Dr J P Brandon of Essex, Dr W L
Brandon of Poplar Bluff, WA Brandon of Carbondale, IL, Mrs. Mary Reynolds of
Jonesboro, Il and Mrs. Ida Qualls of Poplar Bluff. Several years after the
death of his first wife, Dr Brandon was married the second time to Mrs. Juanita
F
McFarlen after moving to MO in 1910. She also survives. Dr Brandon was a member
of a family of four. His father died when he was four years old and his
mother raised the family. (parents were Thomas S and Jane (Tygett) Brandon). A
few
days before his death he was visited by some of the doctors in the family,
his
sons: Doctors W L and JP, two nephews Dr J P Hiller of Pollard (Clay Co), AR and
Dr F M Hiller of Centerville (St Clair Co), IL, and a grandson Dr C L Qualls of
Poplar Bluff, MO. Among his relatives, Dr Brandon numbers 16 doctors. Nine
Grandchildren, quite a large number of great-grandchildren and four
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10:00
am at the
Baptist church in Dexter with the Rev Phillips in charge.
The body will then be
taken to Carbondale, IL, immediately afterward for the final rites to be held at
the old family cemetery (South County Line in Jackson Co, IL) at 2:30pm.
In
the meantime the body will lie in state at the apartments of Dr W l Brandon in
the hospital here.
Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, MO, Saturday 22 Aug 1936[Submitted by Jeana Gallagher]
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