Doris Jean Branch

Doris Jean Branch obituary, Chapel Hill, NC

Doris Jean Branch

Doris Branch Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Knotts Funeral Home - Sanford on Jan. 17, 2024.
Ms. Doris Jean (Brooks) Branch, age 70 of Spring Lake, NC transitioned to eternal rest Monday, January 15, 2024, at her residence.
Doris Jean (Brooks) Branch was born on February 7, 1953, in Lee County, NC and entered eternal rest on January 15, 2024, in Spring Lake, NC.
Doris was educated in Lee County at W.B. Wicker School. Doris had many talents: caring for her mother, cooking, and working.
Doris was married to the late Thomas Branch.
Doris is survived by her mother, Ann Brooks Wilcox of Spring Lake, NC; father, Sampson Buie of Newark, New Jersey; son, Frederick Brooks (Lorita) of Sanford, NC; two daughters, Symona Butler (Stacy Parks) of Fayetteville, NC and Nicole Brooks of Sanford, NC; four brothers, Bobby Lewis Brooks of Burlington, NC, Reginald Buie of Spring Lake, NC, Frederick Buie Ryant of Sanford, NC, and Isaiah Murray of New Jersey; three sisters, Linda Faye Buie or Washington, DC, Celestine Buie of Washington, DC, and Jennifer Buie of Sanford, NC; two aunts, Lawanda Carter (Tom) of Anderson Creek, NC, and Robin Brooks of Sanford, NC; three uncles, Harold Brooks, Tyrone Brooks (Agnes), and Angelo Brooks, all of Sanford, NC; one sister-friend, Shirley Ann Harrington; and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
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