Wes and Lorene Branson -- Hillcrest Cem., Canton TX - Homemade Tombstones on Waymarking.com

The homemade tombstone for Wes and Lorene Branson is made of two metal trays decorated with metal mesh. A metal flower vase has been welded between the two trays. Stick-on letters record the names, birth, and death dates of the Bransons.

There is scant information available on these folks. One piece comes from the Rootsweb website, Texas Gen Web:

Van Zandt County
Old Newspapers Page
Van Zandt County Genealogical Society

CANTON HERALD, November 14, 1930

"Marriage Licenses: W.B. Branson and Lorene Berry; " [end].

One more piece of the puzzle comes from Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976 index held by FamilySearch at their website (visit link)

"name: Marie Bransom
death date: 09 Jan 1936
death place: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 3 years 5 months 26 days
birth date: 13 Jul 1932
birthplace: Route #4, Canton, Texas
marital status: Single
father's name: W.B. Bransom
father's birthplace: Jackson, Texas
mother's name: Lorene Berry
mother's birthplace: Gladewater, Texas
place of residence: Canton
burial place: cemetery
burial place: Canton, Texas
burial date: 10 Jan 1936" [end]

Accrding to some fragmentary information hidden behind a pay wall of another genealogy website (visit link) M. Lorene Branson died in San Patricio Co. TX and was buried next to her husband in Canton's historic Hillcrest Cemetery.

This grave is apparently still attended by someone. When we visited (Nov 2012) there were flowers in the vase, attesting to a loved one's continuing care for these dear departed.

Date of Birth: 1906 Date of Death: 1984 Material: Metal Web Site: Not listed

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