William Clifton Bramble

William “Bill” Bramble died peacefully on August 4, 2019, after a 22-month battle with cancer. He was 89 years old. He was surrounded by family and friends and was saying “God is so good.” Until he could talk no more. He was born on August 16, 1929, in Delaware City, DE, the son of the late Maxwell and Mayme Loleta (Hill) Bramble. As young boy, he had to quit school in the second grade to work on a farm to help support the family. He worked for numerous farmers bringing his money home to his mother each week until the age of 17 when he met the love of his life Viola Scott. They soon married on November 3, 1947, and as he often said “set up housekeeping.” Continuing to work on farms they started their family and were blessed with five children. Sometime in 1956 both he and his young wife accepted Jesus’ Christ as their Savior and became members of Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Chestertown, MD. Shortly thereafter he began a 39- year career on Andelot Farms as a farm hand and eventually head mechanic. He often said he loved his job so much that he couldn’t wait until Monday to get back to work. Sadly in July of 1993, after almost 46 years of marriage, Viola passed away of a sudden heart attack. After time of condolences and sadness, he met the second love of his life, Claire Belle Morton. They married on April 8, 1995. Claire had two adult daughters with family of theirs that Bill accepted as his own, and they as well accepted him as “Pop.” About one year later, he retired from Andelot farms, and he and his hero bride retired to her home in Orlando, FL. Two years later they moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Bill soon became the neighborhood handyman and he and Claire made lots of friends. They soon became active members of the Southpoint Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Jacksonville, FL, of which "Pop" is still a member. Sadly in October of 2000, Claire passed away from a sudden heart attack. The five short years they were together, was like being in love all their life. Pop continued to reside in Ponte Vedra Beach many of his years. As the cancer worsened, he moved back to Maryland to be taken care of by his family and friends. He is survived by his daughters, Diane and husband Lee Bigelow of Fairlee, MD, Alice and Kenny Neal of Melitota, MD, Sharon and Frankie Williams of Barclay, MD, Kathy and Ronnie Hynson of Worton, MD, Sherry and Joel Ferrce of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, and Brenda and George Wennerberg of Wilmington, NC; one son, Buddy and his wife Wendy Bramble of Worton, MD; eleven grandchildren and their spouses; and 24 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mary Lee (Bramble) Moore and Hope (Bramble) Schay; and many loving nephews and nieces and all of their families. In addition to his parents and both wives, he’s predeceased by sisters, Alice and Ethel; and brothers, Jimmy, Maxwell and Harvey. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 11, 2019, at 1:00 pm, in the Chestertown Seventh-Day Adventist Church, where friends and family may call after 12:00 pm. Interment will follow in Chester Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in his memory to the Chestertown Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 301-399 N Kent St, Chestertown, Maryland 21620 or Southpoint Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 3208 Herring Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32216.

William Clifton Bramble

August 16, 1929 - August 4, 2019