Branner, Edith Driver (1920-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Mar 21 p. 12

Birth date: 1920 Mar 25

text of obituary:

EDITH D. BRANNER

Edith Driver Branner, 84, of Harrisonburg, Va., died March 3, 2005, at Oak Lea Nursing Home, where she had been a resident for more than three years. She was born March 25, 1920, to Rhodes H. and Anna Weaver Driver in Rockingham County.

She had worked at the Farm Bureau in Harrisonburg and later worked as a secretary for Eastern Mennonite High School. She was an active member of Lindale Mennonite Church.

On Aug. 27, 1941, she married John Branner. He preceded her in death on July 19, 2002.

Survivors include two daughters, Joanna Lynn Branner of Bridgewater and Judy Bontrager of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two sisters, Gladys Driver and Brownie Driver, both of Harrisonburg.

Memorial services were held at Lindale Mennonite Church. A private burial took place prior to the service.