NASHVILLE - Joe Lewis Branch, 77, formerly of Franklin County, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 22, at Castalia Missionary Baptist Church. Burial followed in Oakland Cemetery.

Surviving: his wife, Jeanette Branch of the home; daughters, Alicia Joanne Jackson (Robert), Evelyn Branch and Aretha Reynolds, all of Wilson, Sharon Barnes (Donald) of Nashville; sons, Reginald and Morris Branch, both of Wilson; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Arrangements by Richardson Funeral Home in Nashville.