Frances Braly

Clara Frances DeBerry Braly, 85, of Henderson died on May 23,

2011. She was born in McNairy County on January 30, 1926, to the

late Joe Clint and Gracie Thomas Hearn DeBerry. Frances attended

Phillips School and Chester County High School, where she graduated in 1943. She earned an associate’s degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

Frances was married for 59 years to the late Edwin Harris Braly

Sr., a former Air Force bombardier navigator and chaplain. She

tirelessly fulfilled the role of a pastor’s wife as she raised her young

and growing family. She owned and operated the Medical Building

Pharmacy in Dallas, Georgia, for more than 25 years. After her return to Chester County in 2007, “Miss Fran” was an active member of Bethel Baptist Church. Throughout her life, her gentle, quiet spirit demonstrated devotion to her Savior and family. Her life was a testimony of His grace.

She is survived by her five children: Edwin H. Braly Jr. (Barbara)

of Bartlett; Mary Ann Hanson (James) of Henderson; William Clint

Braly (Beverly) of Auckland, New Zealand; Daniel Mark Braly of

Henderson; and Miriam Elizabeth Hall (Wendell) of Dallas, Georgia;

a sister, Tommie Sue Murley of Henderson; 13 grandchildren; 36

great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Frances was preceded in death by an infant son, Charles David Braly; her sister, Virginia Middleton of Memphis; and her brother, Joe Clint “Jack” DeBerry Jr. of Jackson.