Patricia Mae Branton

Patricia Mae “Pat” Branton, 10682 Hawthorn Road, Plymouth, died, following a long term illness, in the Life Care Center, Rochester, Ind., on Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at 10:01 a.m. She was 57 years old.

Pat, the daughter of Floyd and Dorothy Holt Yeager, was born in Streator, Ill., on Sept. 4, 1947. She attended Woodland schools.

On Nov. 9, 1963, in Streator, she and Ray Branton were married. Ray died on May 25, 2000.

A homemaker, Pat enjoyed making people happy. She was adept at and loved making crafts of all kinds.

She is survived by two daughters and two sons. They are Dorothy and Joe Dreibelbis, Bourbon; Dawn and Carl Rensberger; Ray Branton, II and Dennis Branton, all of Plymouth.

Eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren together with two sisters, Margaret and Al Enders of Plymouth and Anita Yeager of Streator, Ill., survive as well.

Pat was preceded in death by her mother, father, two brothers, her husband, a son, Rex and three grandchildren.

Friends will be welcomed by her family on Thursday, May 5, 2005, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.

Funeral services for Pat, officiated by Pastor Ted Patrick, will follow visitation at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the funeral home. Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth, Ind.

Gifts in memory of Pat may be made to the family.