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Timothy O'Kipton "Kip" Brannon

1949 - 2024

BORN

1949

DIED

2024

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3173 Spotswood Trail

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Timothy Brannon Obituary

Timothy O'Kipton (Kip) Brannon, 75, of New Market, VA, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

He was the son of the late Kermit Eugene and Marilynn Roome Brannon.

Kip was a graduate of the class of 1967 at Ripley High School in Ripley, WV. He graduated from the West Virginia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He served in the West Virginia Army National Guard Special Forces Unit. As a mechanical engineer he enjoyed teaching and mentoring those around him. A true Boy Scout and farm boy, he loved the outdoors, could fix almost anything and loved to tell a good "dad" joke.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Terry Lynn Brown Brannon; daughters, Jennifer Brannon and Allison Kerrigan and husband, Jamie; grandsons, Jack and Grant Kerrigan; sister, Kerynn Sovic and husband, Randy; uncle, Jim Brannon and wife, Drema; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Steve Brown and wife, Mary Jo and Bruce Brown and wife, Kelly; several nieces and nephews, as well as many beloved cousins and extended family.

Visitation will be at Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, November 2, 2024, with a service in the Chapel immediately following. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.

Expressions of sympathy can be made by visiting kygers.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Charleston Gazette-Mail on Oct. 30, 2024.

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John Chroniger

October 31, 2024

Kip was a neighbor and an across the fence philosopher on neighborhood issues. We are sadden by his passing and will his miss his attention to his "park" like home.

Jane Ann Reed

October 30, 2024

John and I were so sorry to read of Kip´s passing. Our deepest sympathies to Terry and his family. We loved being with you guys back many years ago. John and Jane Ann Reed

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