LOUISBURG--Funeral services for Willie Shelton "Dean" Branch, 76, who died Friday, March 27, 2020, were held Sunday, March 29, at 12 p.m. in the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg with Apostle Michael Branch officiating. Burial followed in the Mitchell Church cemetery.

Surviving: daughter, Shirley Branch; son, Fredrick Branch (Jonyette); his stepmother, Gracie Mae Branch; sisters, Mattie Solomon, Alberta Branch, Lizzie Bood (Ron), Beatrice Kearney (Wayne), Joyce Crawley (Junie), Debra Alexander; brothers, Johnnie Branch (Cora Bell), Joel Branch (Clara), Melvin Wright (Mattie), Curtis Wright, Jerry Wright (Gwen), Wilbert Wright (Bettie), Levon Wright (Tracy); and one grandson, all of Louisburg.

Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home, Louisburg.