Franklin Deleon Branscome

Franklin Deleon Branscome, age 93, peacefully passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Delma, of 58 years. He is survived by his daughters, Dana Wilkinson, Denise Branscome and husband Joe Malera, and DeAnn Malcolm and husband Julian along with his 9 grandchildren (Analyn, Isaac (Jean), Jacob (Emi), Grace, Maggie, Aaron, Gabe, Sam, and Stella) and 1 great grandson (Raf) all of whom were his pride and joy. He is survived by his siblings, Mary Lou Meeler, Ruth Carter, Ruby Nester, Bonnie Turner and Marvin Branscome and was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Charlie, Walker, Curtis, Wayne and Ronnie Branscome. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Deleon was born August 31, 1933 in Laurel Fork, VA to the late Ewell Elmon Branscome and Addie Bowman Branscome. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1954. He worked as a customer engineer his entire career for the same company and retired from ABB after 40 years of service. He loved the outdoors - hunting, fishing, gardening, and working in the yard. Any day outside was a good day. He was a man of many talents. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t fix or figure out how to fix. He was a skilled craftsman and enjoyed woodworking, especially crafting furniture, building lighthouses both big and small, and turning beautiful wooden bowls. A memorial service to honor and celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at Timberlake Church located at 21649 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA.