JIMMY BRANDON

JIMMY BRANDON Jimmy Monroe Brandon was born on September 20, 1943, to Goldie and Noel Brandon, in Van Alstyne Texas. Jimmy graduated from Van Alstyne High School in 1962. In July 1962, Jimmy married Joan Pilkinton in Anna, Texas, and they went on to have five children together. He passed away on September 9, 2023, at the age of 79 surrounded by his family in his home. Jimmy worked for the Dallas Morning News at night for 35 years, delivering truckload bundles of papers on routes to both Gainesville and Paris and many towns in between. He was well known for being a hard worker by anyone who knew him. In the winter, Jimmy's "Winter Day job" was to drive up to the Bois 'D Arc bottom or on up into Oklahoma and cut load after load of wood and bring it back home, off load it, split it, and load it back up and haul it to customers many of which he befriended, from Highland and University Park and points northward. One of his favorite things to do on his way to and from his wood cutting expeditions in the country was to take different routes home and stop and visit with folks along the way. In so doing, he made many friends and located and purchased many antiques which he loved to collect and put in his old barn behind the house. He loved showing his family and friends his collection and each piece had a story along with it. His memory was like a "vice" as it seemed, remembering both names and locations of each piece, and the friends he'd made on his many stops. Jimmy never met a stranger and he loved to talk to people and visit about old times and people that he had known throughout his life. Another passion of Jimmy's was to read books, talk to "old timers" and study history. He was totally fascinated with history and appreciated what it had taken for folks to survive in the tough times mostly wrapped around the depression era and the recovery of the nation after this as well as the wars. He loved to hear Country people talk about their first memory of getting a telephone, electricity, a car, a television, or things such as, when they got their road rocked so they could drive to town even after a big wet spell. He appreciated what people went through to make a living in "the old days" as he liked to call them and loved to tell his grandchildren and anyone else that would listen and show an interest of "how things used to be". Lastly, he spent his summers hauling small square bales of hay for most of the local farmers, working tirelessly through the heat of the day. Many of them depended on him to get their hay put up in the barn before the rains came. Jimmy didn't sleep much, mostly getting 2-2 1/2 hours in early morning, and the same in the evening before leaving for his paper route after Johnny Carson's monologue around 10:15 at night. All of his children helped him with his work either handling the hay or driving the truck as he'd load it up or splitting wood. He taught his children to work and to appreciate what it took to make a dollar, and to be conservative as money was hard to come by. He had a way about him that many came to love, appreciating his friendliness as well as his meek mannerisms. He studied the Bible and was baptized as one of Jehovahs Witnesses in 1971. He had a deep love for his creator and his innumerable creations. He spoke of nature almost on a daily basis, as he was awed by the Earth and appreciated everything God created. He loved his children and wife and all of his family very deeply and told them so regularly. He is survived by his wife Joan (pronounced Jo Ann) Brandon, brother Weldon Brandon, son Keith Brandon and his wife Tammy, of Howe, Texas, as well as four daughters. Kay and her husband Doug Morris of Van Alstyne, Texas, Patty and her husband Mark Adams of Melissa, Texas, Kim Bourland of Howe, Texas, and lastly Debby and her husband Kenneth Griffin of Howe, Texas. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Wesley and Bryan Brandon, Will and Olivia Morris, Courtney Taylor, Owen and Bailey Bourland, Timothy and Chloe Adams, Chris, Lane, John, and Kendall Griffin, and Alyssa Hutson. Jimmy was predeceased by his parents Noel and Goldie Brandon, brother Bobby Brandon, and Granddaughter Savanah Brandon. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00PM Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Scoggins Funeral Home Chapel. A burial will follow at the Chambersville Cemetery in McKinney. Timothy Adams, Wesley Brandon, Brian Brandon, Chris Griffin, Lane Griffin, John Griffin, Owen Bourland and Will Morris will serve as Pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Friday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory, 637 W. Van Alstyne, Pkwy. Van Alstyne, TX. 75495. You may sign the online register book at www.scogginsfuneralhome.com.