Ollie Branch

BRANCH, Mr. Ollie - Age 20, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Family hour 10:30AM Monday, December 17, 2007 at Vernon Chapel AME Church, 5802 Dupont St., with funeral service commencing at 11AM. Pastor Jerry Givens, officiating. Rev. Ernest Garrison, Host Pastor. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30AM Monday. Mr. Branch will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10AM-8PM Sunday. On Monday morning, September 28, 1987 in Flint, Michigan, Zina "Monique" Branch was blessed with a charming and handsome baby boy, Ollie Stephan Zaton Branch. He was a spontaneous, creative, and outgoing child. Ollie enjoyed school and received his education from Flint elementary schools. He was a graduate of Adrian High School and received his CNA Certificate from Delta College-Bay City, MI. Ollie was very open-minded and loving. Despite being the middle child, he took on roles of being the father and big brother. He was so caring, and would give the clothes off his back to anyone in need. His sincere love and heart-warming smile made him the unique individual he was. No matter the situation, when Ollie was present and you felt his love. Ollie loved to dance, draw, write poetry and play basketball. He later became an avid bowler, bowling on teams in Flint, Saginaw, and Bay City, MI. He was currently bowling on a team named "Kapowee" at Town & Country Lanes. Ollie was a family oriented person with a host of extended family and friends. A loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend departed on Tuesday evening, December 11, 2007 to arrive in the holy land where he will meet God the Creator of all. Ollie leaves to cherish his memory: mother, Zina "Monique" Branch; step parents, Tracey Murphy and Stormy Nelson; grandparents, Evelyn Brown and Beatrice Murphy; 2 sisters, Shamarco Branch and Dyamone' Clark; brother, Derek Jones, all of Flint; 8 aunts, Corneiliaella Branch of Flint, Marilyn Kendrick of Dallas, TX, Sharon Branch of Houston, TX, Christine (Bruce) Hawthorne, Ernestine Armstrong, Maxine (Bobby) Mayfield, Rose Murphy and Shirley Cathey, all of Flint; uncle, Rodney (Terri) Branch; 4 special cousins, Koquita Branch, Anthony "Pie" Naylor, Erik Sims and Omarr Todd; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Delenzo (Alisa) Marzette, Raymond (Angela) Hicks, Damien Mark, Shanika McBride, Camillia Hicks, DaQuanna Scott, Nicole Thornton, Lavanna Harris & family whose love impacted the life Ollie lived. Ollie was preceded in death by his grandfather, Ollie Whittier Branch; and best friend, Kandi Sheree Roberts. The family would like to express special thanks to Twanda Plair, the Flint Police Department, Pastor Jerry L. Givens and the Prayer Garden Church of God in Christ family, Hurley Medical Center staff and other relatives and dear friends.

Ollie Branch

September 28, 1987 - December 11, 2007