mpetitive at completing crossword puzzles and sharp at playing bridge with her friends. Bea and Howard enjoyed spending family vacations at Lake Okoboji and later traveling to visit their adult children and friends. The grandchildren remember the trips to the donut shop and the famous Grandma Bea Easter egg hunts - with a twinkle in her eye, Grandma Bea would find that each grandchild had a "prize" egg. Bea was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-one years, Howard Brannen; her parents James and Katherine Williams; her only sibling, Col. Carroll James Williams; son James Brannen (Kay), infant son John Brannen, son-in-law Jeffrey Fishbaugh (Alexis), daughter-in-law Sarita Workman Brannen (Chuck), daughter-in-law Barbara Sheridan Brannen (Jerry), son-in-law Harvey Adam (Regina), significant other Vikki Dickinson (Ed) and grandson William Patrick Brannen (Jerry and Barbara). Bea is survived by her children, Regina Adam, Dr. William Brannen (Kathleen), Jerry Brannen, Dr. Charles Brannen, Edward Brannen, Patrick Brannen (Kay), Angela Yaeger (John), Valori O'Meara (Steve), Terry Brannen (Mary Ann), Alexis Rainey (John), and Stephan Brannen (Sheila). She was blessed with 41 grandchildren, 85 great-grandchildren, 15 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shenandoah. Prayer service will be held 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home in Shenandoah followed by visitation with the family until 7:00 p.m. Burial will be held at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Shenandoah. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa Council for the United Blind or St. Mary's Catholic Church.