William Branford

LTC (Ret) William John Branford, Jr. William John Branford, Jr. a long time resident of Manitou Springs, Colorado passed away peacefully on May 21, 2014. William was born in Cleveland, Ohio to William John and Anna Mae Branford on January 9, 1919. His wife Mary Dell Branford, his parents, sisters Rita Mae McHue and La Verne Kuyoth, a daughter Merikay Bearden, and a granddaughter Kimberly Yates preceded him in death. He served in the U.S. Army for 23 years. His assignments included Fitzsimmons Army General Hospital, Germany, Korea, France, Fort Lee, Virginia and Fort Carson, Colorado among others. The medals he was awarded while in the Army are: Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Medal-WWII, American Campaign Medal WWII, World War II Victory Medal, World War II Army of Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. William is survived by his son William J. Branford(Lynn), grandchildren Kevin M. Branford (Jessie), Heather McRae and Jeremy Yates and one great- grandchild Madeline McRae. Visitation and service will be on May 30, 2014. Visitation will be at 10AM followed by the funeral service at 11AM at Evergreen Funeral Home, 1830 E. Fountain Blvd., Colorado Springs,Colorado. Burial will be at Fort Logan National Cemetery on Monday, June 2, 2014. Online condolences at: www.evergreenfuneralhome.org.