Gene Branam

Gene Branam, 85, of Porum, OK, was born March 25, 1932 at Warner, OK, the son of Walter Marion and Carrie Jane (Stith) Branam and died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at his home in Porum. On December 5, 1960 he married Bertha Reece in Muskogee, OK. Gene worked in the construction field and was a member of the Assembly of God Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and sitting under a shade tree watching his cows. Survivors include his sons, Jim Branam and wife, Debbie, Mike Branam and wife, Denise, Joe Branam, Tim Branam and wife, Shelley, all of Porum, Larry Stowers and wife, Sara, of Wellington, KS; daughter, Janna Hearlson of Warner; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and other loved ones. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Bertha; daughter, Betty Jean Lipe; six brothers and three sisters.