Bobby Tyson Branum – The Greenville Lawyer

January 2, 1931 – April 17, 2024

Bobby Tyson Branum, age 93, a resident of Greenville, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on April 17. A funeral service was held at Johnson Funeral Home in Georgiana on Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. The funeral will begin at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Following the funeral, a graveside service will be held at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, east of Georgiana.

Bobby was a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend. He retired as Butler County circuit clerk in 1994 after a 36-year career. He was president of the National Association of Court Administrators and three times president of the Alabama Association of Circuit Clerk’s and Registers. He and his wife, Betty, had traveled to all 48 states in the continental United States together and recently celebrated their 71st birthday.

As a child he surrendered his life to Jesus Christ and from 1948 he was a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church. He was clerk-treasurer of the church for about twenty years, and then served as a deacon until his death. He taught the adult Sunday School class for many years.

Bobby is survived by his wife, Betty Salter Branum; his sons, William “Bill” Branum and Barry Branum; sister, Judy Branum Griswold of Troy; sisters-in-law, Jane Branum of Lauderdale, Mississippi and Bonnie S. Morris of Milton, Florida and other nieces, nephews, cousins ​​and relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Rauley Tyson Branum and Eldon Matthews Branum: brothers, Vance Hansel Branum and Horace “Pete” Allen Branum; brothers-in-law, William Earl Griswold, Rual Morris, Lester Salter and Tommy Salter and sister-in-law, Barbara Branum.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Andre Savage, Joe Feagin, Kathy McCann, Michael McCann, Radford Worley, Joe Wright, Ronald Solomon, the team at SouthernCare hospice, the late Donald Solomon and a very, very special thank you to the late Willie Miller, the late Buddy Skipper of Greenville and the late Sam and Evonne Grice of Talladega.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Spring Hill Baptist Church, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or Shriners Hospital for Children.

Online condolences can be made via: www.johnsonfhal.com.