Benjamin Alexander “Alec” Branch
Alec BranchBenjamin Alexander "Alec" Branch, 18, of 1415 Wheeler St., Newberry, died Monday, March 1, 2010. Alec was born on December 15, 1991 in Lexington, SC. He was a student at Piedmont Technical College and an aspiring chef who worked at Stephen W's Downtown Bistro.
He was an exceptionally creative and gifted young man who expressed his talents through his music, art and comedy. He loved nature and had the capacity to see beauty in everything. All who knew Alec loved him.
He is survived by his parents, Elisha Kirkland of Newberry and Scott A. Branch of Miami; a brother, Zachary Scott Branch of Newberry; special individuals, James Shinn of Newberry and Salome Branch of Miami; maternal grandparents, Benji and Anne Kirkland of Newberry; paternal grandparents, Ray and Norma Branch of Charlotte, NC; great-grandparents, Heyward Fulmer and Elizabeth Kirkland both of Newberry; loving aunts and uncle, Lowell and Nica Dowd of Prosperity; Gina Kirkland of Greenville, Beth Branch of Copenhagen, Denmark and Pam Branch of Winston Salem, NC; cousins, Landon and Luke Dowd, Katie O'Brien and Jeremy and Davis Aaron.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 P.M. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church by the Rev. Brent Nichols. Interment will be In Newberry Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry.
The family wishes memorials to be made to the Deanna Meade Fund of Capital Bank, 999 Wilson Rd, Newberry, SC 29108.
Messages to the family may be sent via email to notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com.