BELMONT ~ Tony B. Branch, 62, was a son of Dewey B. Branch and Marciel Johnson Bailey. He was preceded in death by a son, John Christopher Branch; father-in-law, Hal Beam; and mother-in-law, Shirley Beam.
Tony was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired Major with the Cramerton Police Department. Tony was a member of Belmont Masonic Lodge 627 and a graduate of the NC Justice Academy Criminal Investigator's Academy. He spent most of his military and law enforcement careers working criminal investigations. In addition to his public service, Tony was active in the community and held many volunteer posts, including: Chairman of the Gaston County Board of Elections; member and former president of the South Point Lifesaving Crew Board of Directors; volunteer and Board of Directors member for the Gaston County Chapter of the American Red Cross, with whom he served at the New York site of the 9/11 attacks; member of the NC Emergency Response Team; and past president of the Gaston County Law Enforcement Officers' Association.
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont.
Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Published in Gaston Gazette on Dec. 20, 2014
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Tony was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired Major with the Cramerton Police Department. Tony was a member of Belmont Masonic Lodge 627 and a graduate of the NC Justice Academy Criminal Investigator's Academy. He spent most of his military and law enforcement careers working criminal investigations. In addition to his public service, Tony was active in the community and held many volunteer posts, including: Chairman of the Gaston County Board of Elections; member and former president of the South Point Lifesaving Crew Board of Directors; volunteer and Board of Directors member for the Gaston County Chapter of the American Red Cross, with whom he served at the New York site of the 9/11 attacks; member of the NC Emergency Response Team; and past president of the Gaston County Law Enforcement Officers' Association.
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont.
Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Published in Gaston Gazette on Dec. 20, 2014
Find A Grave contributor.
BELMONT ~ Tony B. Branch, 62, was a son of Dewey B. Branch and Marciel Johnson Bailey. He was preceded in death by a son, John Christopher Branch; father-in-law, Hal Beam; and mother-in-law, Shirley Beam.
Tony was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired Major with the Cramerton Police Department. Tony was a member of Belmont Masonic Lodge 627 and a graduate of the NC Justice Academy Criminal Investigator's Academy. He spent most of his military and law enforcement careers working criminal investigations. In addition to his public service, Tony was active in the community and held many volunteer posts, including: Chairman of the Gaston County Board of Elections; member and former president of the South Point Lifesaving Crew Board of Directors; volunteer and Board of Directors member for the Gaston County Chapter of the American Red Cross, with whom he served at the New York site of the 9/11 attacks; member of the NC Emergency Response Team; and past president of the Gaston County Law Enforcement Officers' Association.
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont.
Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Published in Gaston Gazette on Dec. 20, 2014
Find A Grave contributor.
Tony was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired Major with the Cramerton Police Department. Tony was a member of Belmont Masonic Lodge 627 and a graduate of the NC Justice Academy Criminal Investigator's Academy. He spent most of his military and law enforcement careers working criminal investigations. In addition to his public service, Tony was active in the community and held many volunteer posts, including: Chairman of the Gaston County Board of Elections; member and former president of the South Point Lifesaving Crew Board of Directors; volunteer and Board of Directors member for the Gaston County Chapter of the American Red Cross, with whom he served at the New York site of the 9/11 attacks; member of the NC Emergency Response Team; and past president of the Gaston County Law Enforcement Officers' Association.
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont.
Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly
Published in Gaston Gazette on Dec. 20, 2014
Find A Grave contributor.
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