Mabel Leigh Brabham

ASHEBORO - Mabel Leigh (Granny B) Brown Brabham, a native of Randolph County, quietly passed away Friday, July 19, 2013 at Randolph Health & Rehabilitation Center, Presnell St. She formerly lived on Skycrest Country Rd. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, July 22 at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro and other times the home of her daughter, Tonita Bulla, 1127 Tory Lane, Asheboro. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 23 at Pugh Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. David Spaulding officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memorial Park. Born June 13, 1916, she was a daughter of John Milton and Martha Lee Craven Brown. She attended Calvary United Methodist Church where she taught a ladies Sunday School Class. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Hugh Frank Brabham, Sr., son, Hugh Frank Brabham, Jr., sons-in-law, James Lloyd Bulla and Thomas Gerald Barrett; grandson, Brian Keith Brabham; step-grandson, Kelly Lewis Barrett; brothers, John Edgar (Wilma Jane Shoaf) Brown and Clyde Herbert and (Alice Garner Brown) and unnamed twin sisters who died at birth. Survivors include daughters, Tonita Brabham Bulla and Jocelyn Brabham Barrett, daughter-in-law, Kathleen Lewallen Brabham, all of Asheboro; grandchildren, Leanne Bulla Saunders (Jimmy), Michael Hugh Brabham (Nicole) of Asheboro, Carol Bulla-Smith (Brent) of Charlotte, Amy Wiley Berwick (Bruce) of Raleigh, and foster-granddaughter, Roseanna Stanley Lashley (Joe); great-grandchildren Autumn Leigh Saunders and Cory James Saunders, Nathaniel Smith, Tiffany Brabham, Brittney Brabham, Chase Brabham, Kristin Brabham, and Brian Brabham, Chad and Craig Berwick; foster-grandchildren: Justin Hall and Toni Leah Hall; great-great grandchildren, Cameron Brabham and Skylar McNeill; step-grandchildren, Sierra Davis, Kate Barrett, Kit Barrett, Kay Barrett Mull, Kurt Barrett, Kyle Barrett, Keri Barrett Peko, Kris Barrett Vail (Jason). Also surviving are 11 step-great-grandchildren and 3 step-great-great grandchildren. Mabel retired from General Electric Company after 28 years. Her hobbies included genealogy, gardening, traveling, working crossword puzzles and reading, but her greatest joy, other than her family, was sewing and needlework of any kind including smocking, tatting, embroidery, and quilting. She was, also, an excellent cook dishing up a delicious meal at a moment's notice. She approached any situation with in-depth thought and the consequences that would follow. Mama had a thirst for learning, never loosing her desire, eventually earning her GED with honors at Randolph Technical College at age 55. She instilled in her children good morals, a faith in God and doing your very best in every undertaking. Until this last battle, nothing was too big for Granny B to overcome. In lieu of flowers, family requests memorials be made to Calvary United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 4994, Asheboro, NC 27204 or Hospice of Randolph County, NC, P. O. Box 9, Asheboro, NC 27204. Pugh Funeral Home, Asheboro has the honor of assisting the Barbham Family.