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Rev. Vera Brand

Dallas, TX Jun. 17, 1935 | Nov. 16, 2014
Dallas, TX | Jun. 17, 1935 | Nov. 16, 2014

Vera Mae Puckett Brand, 79, formerly of Salem, KY, passed away at 6:45 am, Sunday, November 16, 2014 at the home of her son in Dallas, TX.

Vera was born June 17, 1935 in Sebree, KY to Herdis “Bill” and Effie Puckett. She was called to preach at the age of 15 and began full-time ministry as a traveling evangelist at 16 years of age. From that time forward she served for over 60 years as a Minister of the Gospel alongside her husband, the Rev. Kenneth Brand. Together, they pastored Full Gospel Tabernacle in Paducah, KY; Bethel Chapel Pentecostal Church in Granite City, IL; Templo Jerusalem, in Lima, Peru; Bethel Pentecostal Church in East Alton, IL; Lola Pentecostal Church in Salem, KY; and Broadway Assembly in Lorain, OH. They also served for several years as missionaries in the Amazon jungle and Andes mountains of Peru, South America.

She is survived by her sons, Kenneth Wayne Brand and wife Kimberly, of Granite City, IL; Rev. Mark Wesley Brand and wife Teresa, of Dallas, TX; Jason Murrel Brand and wife Joyce, of Providence, KY; her brothers, Cletus Puckett and wife Patsy, of Lexington, KY and Harold Puckett and wife Jean, of Madisonville, KY; and her grandchildren, Nathan, Becky, Charity and Jean-Marc Brand.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Kenneth F. Brand; her parents, Herdis “Bill” Puckett and Effie Winstead Puckett; and her sister Louise Miller.

Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, November 24, 2014 at 2:00 pm at Highpoint Pentecostal Church. Rev. Mark Brand will officiate. The family will greet friends and guests following the service at the church.

Interment will take place Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 12:00 pm at Sunset Hill Memorial Estates Cemetery in Glen Carbon, IL.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Missions Fund of Antioch Church, 805 Elm St., Dallas, TX 75202.

You may leave a message of condolence, light a candle of remembrance or share a song tribute at www.milnerandorr.com.


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