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Sara Brannen Obituary

Mrs. Sara Helen Brannen - VIDALIA - Mrs. Sara Helen Brannen, 86 of Vidalia, died peacefully at her home on Friday, January 15, 2010. She was a native of Portal, GA, in Bulloch County, a 1940 graduate of Portal High School, and had been a resident of Vidalia since 1952. She was an active member of the Vidalia First United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Teenie Rountree Sunday School Class. She faithfully served as a "Pink Lady" in the Meadows Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam & Ada Brack, 3 brothers, 4 sisters, and her husband, Edwin Brannen, who died on January 15, 2005. Mrs. Brannen is survived by two daughters, Susan Brannen Brown (Tom) and Sandra Brannen Morris (Billy), both of Rome, GA; six grandchildren, Jennifer and Rebecca Brown, Aura, Sara Zane, Hannah, and Brannen Morris; and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brannen spent her life selflessly giving to her community, her church, her family, and her friends. She will be greatly missed by all the many people whose lives she touched. The family will receive friends at Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home from 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Saturday January 16th. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday January 17th at the First United Methodist Church of Vidalia, with Reverend David Blalock and Reverend Robert Green officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Brannen's wishes were that memorial contributions be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 150, Vidalia, GA 30475 or to the charity of your choice. www.ronaldvhall.com Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home, Vidalia Savannah Morning News January 16, 2010 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries .

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Published by Savannah Morning News on Jan. 16, 2010.

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Marsha Hanna Smith

January 18, 2010

My prayers and heart are with you during this difficult time. She was like a second mother to me growing up.

Carolyn (niece) Woods Usher Cooper

January 18, 2010

"....for her price is far above rubies." Proverbs 31:10

Words fail to express our love for you and the depth of our sorrow,
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