Earnestine C. Brantley

Published 4:32 pm Sunday, June 16, 2024

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Mrs. Earnestine Caraway Brantley, age 85, left this world on June 10, 2024 to enter her new beautiful world with her loved ones. She was born in Atmore, Alabama she lived most of her life in Flomaton, Alabama and the last 10 years she lived in Wedowee, Alabama with her daughter and 3 ½ years of those years in Clay County Nursing Home in Ashland, Alabama.

She worked at Vanity Fair and retired from there.  She enjoyed doing puzzles, listening to Elvis and watching TV, favorite shows were Dancing with the Stars, Texas Ranger and other oldie shows.  She loved her cats. She enjoyed spending time with her children and her grand kids and all of her family as much as she could, and cooking great food.  We could not have asked for a better mom, she was the best, taught us great work ethics, and a lot about life and loved us immensely, and the same for her grand kids. She adored them and they adored her.  We all have so many great memories of our life with her. Very treasured memories.

She is preceded in death by Charles Brantley; parents Sam and Maureen Caraway; son Charles Randy Brantley; three sisters, Rebie Blanton, Dorothy (Bootsie) Henderson, Maureen Searcy; three brothers, Dale Caraway, Carlton Caraway, Edward Caraway.

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Mrs. Brantley is survived by her daughters Jackie (Bobby) Aron of Wedowee, Alabama, and Debbie Ardoin of Washington, Louisiana; two brothers, Bob Caraway and Jimmy (Shona) Caraway; four grandchildren, Shawn Odom, Scotty Odom, Alex Hopkins and Lanie Hopkins Cole; two great-grandchildren, Brenden Odom and Ella Odom

Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC. with Pastor Bill Stuckey officiating.

Burial will follow at McCullough Community Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 10:00AM until service time at 11:00 AM at Petty-Eastside Chapel funeral Homes, LLC.

Pallbearers will be Cecil Caraway, Chris Black, Cody Odom, Austin Odom, Marcellus Pickering and Nikki Odom.

Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, LLC. Atmore, AL. is in charge of all arrangements.