1921
Branch
2020
Branch Waddell
November 3, 1921 — January 15, 2020
BRISTOL, VA- Branch “Buff” Waddell Jr, 98 passed away on January 15, 2020.
A 2 pm Sunday service will be held at Wilkinson Funeral Home chapel. Dr. Steve Ayers will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm Sunday at Wilkinson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
Branch was born in Cabarrus County on November 3, 1921 to the late Branch Franklin Waddell Sr and Dora Ann Braswell Waddell. He was a WWII veteran where he served in the US Army. He was retired from Cabarrus Memorial Hospital where he was a purchasing agent for many years. Before his decline in health, he was an active member of McGill Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; sisters, Lillian Goodman, Mildred Waddell, Beatrice Calloway; and brothers, Ralph, Clyde, and Paul “Doc” Waddell.
Mr. Waddell is survived by his son, Michael Waddell and wife Ingrid of Bristol Tenn; brother, Joe Waddell; grandson, David Waddell and wife Shannon of Asheville; and three great grandchildren, Delia, Darby, and Jayden.
Memorials may be made to McGill Baptist Church Senior Adult Ministries, 5300 Poplar Tent Rd., Concord NC 28027.
A 2 pm Sunday service will be held at Wilkinson Funeral Home chapel. Dr. Steve Ayers will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1-2 pm Sunday at Wilkinson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park.
Branch was born in Cabarrus County on November 3, 1921 to the late Branch Franklin Waddell Sr and Dora Ann Braswell Waddell. He was a WWII veteran where he served in the US Army. He was retired from Cabarrus Memorial Hospital where he was a purchasing agent for many years. Before his decline in health, he was an active member of McGill Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; sisters, Lillian Goodman, Mildred Waddell, Beatrice Calloway; and brothers, Ralph, Clyde, and Paul “Doc” Waddell.
Mr. Waddell is survived by his son, Michael Waddell and wife Ingrid of Bristol Tenn; brother, Joe Waddell; grandson, David Waddell and wife Shannon of Asheville; and three great grandchildren, Delia, Darby, and Jayden.
Memorials may be made to McGill Baptist Church Senior Adult Ministries, 5300 Poplar Tent Rd., Concord NC 28027.
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