Dorothy Mae Beasley Brannock

Mrs. Dorothy Mae “Dot” Beasley Brannock, 88, of Mount Airy, passed away early Saturday morning, August 24, 2024, at Sovah Memorial Hospital in Martinsville, VA. Mrs. Brannock was born December 19, 1935, in Surry County, the daughter of the late Arthur and Maggie Lawson Beasley. Dot retired from Centel Telephone Company after 37 years of service. She was a cherished member of First Baptist Church in Mount Airy, where she faithfully served the youth for 50 years. Additionally, Dot was a member of the Mount Airy Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary and the VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Jeff Brinkley; a son and daughter-in-law, Benny and Gina Brannock; her grandchildren, Samuel and Emily Brannock, Maggie Brinkley Nicholson and Mike Anderson, Sarah and Asa Bennett, Mary Kate and Lucas Brewer, and Joseph and Jessi Brannock; a stepgranddaughter and her husband, Mary Alice and Kyle Leonard; her great-grandchildren, Addilyn Nicholson, Brayden Nicholson, Walker Brewer, Yadkin Brewer, Emmy Brannock, Sophia Brannock, Daphne Brannock, Boone Brannock, Benton Brannock, Fraya Brannock, Weslyn Brannock, and Dottie Brannock; her great-stepgrandchildren, Avery Leonard, Owen Leonard, Maysen Leonard, and Teddy Leonard; two sisters-in-law, Elsie Beasley and Glenda Beasley; a brother-in-law, Ed Brannock; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brannock was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Brannock; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Ruby and Jim Pruitt and Annabell Hodges; and four brothers and two sisters-in-law, Claude Beasley, Clarence and Juanita Beasley, Paul and Vernell Beasley, and Marvin Beasley. A service of worship and celebration of Dot’s life will be held Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Mount Airy, with the Rev. Jay Meadows and the Rev. Kevin Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, where her body will remain until carried to the church to lie-in-state 30 minutes before the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 714 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030; Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, P.O. Box 325, Dobson, NC 27017; or a charity of the donor’s choice.