Marianna Bransford Westerman, 86, of Lewisburg, West Virginia, died Monday, January 24, 2022 at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center following a long illness.

Born March 9, 1935 in Williamsburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ira "Doc" Wall Bransford and Elizabeth Simmons Bransford.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Bransford; sister, Marie Gallion and two infant sisters.

Marianna graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1952. Immediately following, she entered nurses training at the Chesapeake and Ohio Employees Hospital where she not only graduated in 1955, but received the Josephine Sirles Surgical Award, the most prestigious award given to the student who exhibits the highest quality of skill in the field of nursing. The career took her to not only the C & O Hospital, but also to Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and High Point Memorial Hospital, High Point, NC.

Marianna retired from the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in 1998.

She was a member of the Andrew Chapel UMC, Williamsburg, WV and attended Lewisburg UMC.

Left to cherish her memory is her son, Thomas Westerman; daughters, Elizabeth Harvey (Alan), Lynn Dalton (Pat) and Andrea Thomas (Russell); grandchildren, Nick Harvey, Ali Whited, Will Dalton, Alexandra Knight, and Spencer Thomas and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the Andrew Chapel UMC, Williamsburg, WV with Pastor Joy Butcher-Winfree officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, Thursday at the church.

We will be following COVID-19 recommendations and will require all guests to wear a mask.

An online guestbook may be signed at www.morganfh.net.

Arrangements by Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg, WV.