William Braden Brannen

William Braden “Brady” Brannen, 41, of Alpharetta, died August 31, 2014 in hospice care.
Surviving are his parents, William Thomas Brannen, Jr. Bill and Marian Elizabeth Quicksall Brannen Maribeth of Alpharetta, and grandparents: William Thomas Brannen, Sr. and Rebecca Nelle Whelchel Brannen of Eatonton GA, formerly of Marietta.
Also surviving are aunts and uncles: Elin Quicksall Fowler Mullins and husband Patrick of Marietta and Anna Maria Island; John Ewing Quicksall of Gulfport FL; Edward Stokes Quicksall and wife Mary of Amelia Island FL; Rebecca Brannen Wood and husband Henry of Durham NC; Kay Brannen Collins and husband John of Milledgeville GA; the Very Reverend David Randall Brannen and his wife Claire of Versailles KY, and numerous cousins.
He was predeceased by grandparents, Dr. John Braden Quicksall and Frances Marian Ewing Quicksall, and an uncle, James Montgomery Quicksall, all of St. Petersburg.
Brady Brannen was a natural athlete, drawn to the sport of golf when his father gave him his first set of clubs at age 8. He also loved tennis, soccer, all water sports, jet skiing and boating.
He won Ansley Golf Club Men’s Championship in 1993, beating his father who was twice club champion in 1986 and 1996. Brady was active in the ALTA tennis league until he became ill.
He participated in Buckhead Baseball, Wieuca Road Baptist Church Basketball, and YMCA Soccer on Windsor Parkway as goalie. He played in the Atlanta Jr. Golf Association AJGA, once winning the Father and Son tournament, and played in American Jr. Golf tournaments around the country. In 1985, at age 12, during the grand championship of AJGA at Berkeley Hills Golf Club, Brady had a hole-in-one on the 4th hole of 132 yards. When he was 16, he placed ninth in the Future Masters in Dothan AL where Stewart Cink won first. He was invited and played with his father in the Father and Son US National Open at Grenelefe, FL. Of 180 teams they were first round leaders and finished fourth.
Born on Jan. 22, 1973 in Atlanta, Brady entered school at Sarah Smith Elementary. After the family moved to Alpharetta, he attended Dolvin Elementary and Haynes Bridge Middle School, graduating from Milton High School in 1992. He received 13 golf scholarship offers and played on the golf team at Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton GA.
He worked in the restaurant and golf industry around Atlanta, in sales with his father for many years, most recently working in sales with Merchant’s Choice.
Brady loved music, travel, animals and life. He was always willing to take in a stray dog or cat. He opened his home for hospitality and shelter and at all times could be depended upon to help a friend in need.
The funeral service will be at 5 pm Sunday September 7th at St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Dunwoody, with the Very Reverend David Randall Brannen officiating. A reception for family and friends will follow the service. Interment will be at 7 pm in the Brannen-Eiseman family lot at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Historic Oakland Foundation at www.oaklandcemetery.com.