Mary Artie Wilson Brannon, age 76, of Paducah, Kentucky passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at her home.
Mary was born in Carlisle County on June 25, 1947, to the late, James Ewing and Martina Louise Piercall Wilson. Mary was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church, and retired from Crounse Corporation as a Billing Clerk. While working at Crounse Corporation she was honored with having a towboat named after her, M/V Mary Artie Brannon. She was an accomplished business woman, loved traveling with her husband, and enjoyed working in her yard. She was loved dearly by family and friends, and will be greatly missed.
Mary is survived by her daughter, Mary Elaine Stevens (Greg) of Paducah; five sisters, Wanda Mathis (Joe) of Mayfield, Kentucky, Vivian Goatley of Mayfield, Kentucky, Darlene Greuel (Tom) of Franklin, Tennessee, Annette Sapp (Fred) of Louisville, Kentucky, and Betty O’Guinn (Jimmy) of Fancy Farm, Kentucky; two brothers, R.L. Wilson (Sherma) of Paducah, and Terry Wilson (Hettie) of Fancy Farm, Kentucky; two grandchildren, Andy Stevens (Courtney) of St. Louis, Missouri, and Chelsea Stevens of Paducah; four great-grandchildren, Zachary Stevens, Michael Stevens, Madeleine Stevens, and Henry Stevens; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Claude Owen Brannon; daughter, Tina Louise Brannon; two sisters, Eva Alderdice, and Cathy Gray; two brothers, Rudy Wilson, and James E. Wilson Jr..
Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Fancy Farm, Kentucky with Father Darrell Venters officiating. Burial will follow at St. Jerome Catholic Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah and from 12:00 p.m. until the service time of 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Fancy Farm, Kentucky.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take the form of donation to: Lourdes Mercy Health Hospice, P.O. Box 7100, Paducah, Kentucky 42002-7100, or Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC. 20090-6011.
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