1949 2018

On March 31, 2018, Belle Avent was mentioned as a living sister in the obituary of Deborah Branham Holloway.

2020

LUGOFF – Funeral service Belle Cahill Avent, 70, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2020 at Powers Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Centerville Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1hr prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mrs. Avent passed away on Friday, July 17, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Wesley Branham and Margaret Sessions Branham.

Surviving is her husband, James Kirl Avent, III; son, Robert Wilson, Jr. (Nadine); daughter, Janice Treisch (Robert Kearney); granddaughters, Brenda Wood (Archie McCullough), Kaitlyn Wilson, and Emma Wilson; 2 great-grandchildren who were her heart, Jase McCullough and Ella McCullough; sister, Rita Brassell (Wade); brother, Michael “Buck” Branham (Tracy). She was predeceased by her parents, four brothers, and two sisters.

The family would like to sincerely thank Amedysis Hospice (Susanne Rapp and Brenda Holmes) for their care, support, and compassion.