Here are some dates and places which should make finding the obit easier.

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Sylvan Branham 6 Mar 1927 19 Dec 1989 Arnold, Jefferson, Missouri KY 407-22-0164

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Name: Sylvan JR Branham
Service Info.: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1927
Death Date: 19 Dec 1989
Cemetery: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2900 Sheridan Road St. Louis, MO 63125
Buried At: Section Pp Site 359

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Kentucky Birth Collection, 1852-1999

Sylvan Branham 6 Mar 1927 Maxie Robinson Pike

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1930

Sylvan Branham 30 Frankfort, Franklin, KY abt 1900 Kentucky Prisoner

Maxie Branham 25 Frankfort, Franklin, KY abt 1905 Kentucky Head
Sylvan Branham 3 1/12 Frankfort, Franklin, KY abt 1927 Son

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According to a WorldConnect entry Roland died of T.B.

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Sylvan and his brother Roland were sentenced to life for murdering Frank Phillips. They appealed, but it looks like the conviction was upheld. BUT it looks like Sylvan & Maxie had at least 3 more children after 1930.

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You can order the death certificates to see cause of death:

Name: Sylvan Branham
Volume: 25
Certificate: 12366

Name: Perry Branham
Volume: 39
Certificate: 19015

Name: Roland Branham
Volume: 38
Certificate: 18682

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