Beverly A. Branson (nee James), of Saint Charles, MO, went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, September 27, 2018. She was born June 24, 1936 to Henry Earl and Cora Frances James. She graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1954. She married her true love, Sidney Eugene Branson, January 7, 1954 at Union Hill Baptist Church in Holts Summit, Missouri. Beverly was a faithful and dedicated member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church in St. Charles, Missouri for 45 years. She was a gentle spirit who always had a smile and a kind word for everyone. She never met a stranger. She loved her Lord, her family and her friends. She was the most loving mother a daughter could want. Beverly is survived by one daughter, Sandra Kay Branson of St. Charles, Missouri; one granddaughter, Jessica Ramona Rush of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews. Beverly was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Cora; her husband, Sid; two daughters, Gail Lynn Branson and Billie Sue Rush; and three sisters, Mary Williamson, Erlene Carpenter, and Martha James.
Memorial contributions may be given in Beverly’s name to: Ridgecrest Baptist Church Building Fund, or American Cancer Society.