Muriel Brannon of Hartford went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 8 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was 86.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at Hartford Baptist Church with the Rev. Moody Faulk, the Rev. Bruce Spivey and the Rev. Buddy Hood officiating and Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Slocomb directing.

Interment will follow in the Hartford City Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Hartford Baptist Church Feb. 10 from 1 p.m. until the service time.

Mrs. Brannon was born Dec. 1, 1929, in Georgia, to the late Emmett and Vetro Posey Elliott.

She humbly accepted the responsibility of a pastor’s wife with elegance and grace and played an essential role in the ministry of the local church.

Whether teaching a Sunday School class or cooking meals for the bereaved, Muriel was always engaged in serving others.

She was a beautiful example of Christian love and service and will be dearly missed.

In addition to her parents, her son, Jimmy Ralph Brannon; sisters, Imogene Foster, Verna Mitchell and Autrey Rutherford; brothers, Rudolph, Donald and Emmett Elliott all preceded her in death.

Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Dr. Ralph Brannon of Hartford; daughters, Patsy Burnett of Clanton and Laura Sorrells (Jeff) of Hartford; son, Phil Brannon of Alabaster; grandsons, Brannon Burnett (Misty), Nick Burnett (Meg), Zac Burnett (Brooke West), Grant Sorrells (Magen) and Logan Sorrells (Jacey Winingham); granddaughter, Jamie Deason (Josh); great-grandchildren, Somer, Autumn, Colt, Natalie, Evan and Aytch; sisters, Doris Foster (Freeman) or Marion, Ga. and Shirley Pugh (Bob) of Brewton; brother, Benny Elliott of Woodbury, Ga. and numerous nieces, nephews and other extended family and friends.

Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory of Slocomb (334) 886-7777, is in charge of arrangements.

To sign a guest register, visit www.sorrellsfuneralhomes.com.