It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Beatrice Bowen Branham-Shirley of Elgin, South Carolina, born in Kershaw, South Carolina, who passed away on October 23, 2021, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her husband Herbert Alvin Branham; her parents, Zach Bowen and Avie Branham Bowen; and her former life partner Homer Shirley. She is survived by : her children, A. Gene Branham (Marie) of Ridgeway, Larry D. Branham (Christine) of Elgin, Muriel Drawdy (Luther) of Elgin and Machelle Frazier (Anthony) of Leesburg, Fla.. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

The family requests masks be worn due to COVID-19.

Memorials may be made to Highway Pentecostal Holiness Church, 2290 Heath Pond Road, Elgin, SC 29045, or to Gideons International, http://www.sendtheword.org, or to Crescent Hospice, 1370 Browning Road, Ste. 110, Columbia, SC 29210.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Powers Funeral Home, LLC