NINTH GENERATION


54. ROBERT LEE BRANDON was born on 19 Jul 1908 in BRUSH HILL, McINTOSH CO., OKLA.. He died on 29 Mar 1988 in PHOENIX, ARIZONA. Robert Lee (Bob) Brandon grew up in McIntosh Co. Oklahoma, but no doubt the circumstances of the national depression and lack of employment opportunities at home played a part in his dicision to venture North to find work at the Chicago Worlds Fair
While there he met and married Dorothy Hodges in 1936 . He was at one time head of the men's clothing department of the large Sears Roebuck Store there.
Later Bob went into business with his own Clothing Store before selling and investing in a successful Dry Cleaning business in Cleveland, Ohio.

In the late 1950's Bob and Dorothy made the dicision to get away from the cold winters there and retire in Arizona. Robert Jr. had already married there and did not come with the rest of the family . Richard, John , Jerry and Kathy finished their education in Arizona and have now families of their own.

Bob passed away on March 29, 1988 in Phoenix, Az. and is buried in Scottsdale, Arizona Dorothy still lives there in Scottsdale.

He was married to DOROTHY MARIE HODGES in 1936 in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. ROBERT LEE BRANDON and DOROTHY MARIE HODGES had the following children:

child64 i. ROBERT LEE BRANDON JR. (Private).
child+65 ii. RICHARD HODGES BRANDON.
child66 iii. JOHN WAYNE BRANDON (Private).
child67 iv. GERALD KEITH BRANDON (Private).
child68 v. KATHRYN MARIE BRANDON (Private).

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