Carl Braden
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Carl Braden, 90, Joplin, Mo., passed away Dec. 2, 2010 in Joplin, Mo.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Sloan Funeral Home in Galatia. There will be a viewing by family and friends at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Old Rough Cemetery. Military rites will be performed by the Carrier Mills and Harrisburg American legions and the Marion Honor Guard.
He is survived by his loving wife, Shirley of Joplin, Mo.; daughters, Petie (Robbin) Swokla of Winnemucca, Nev., Barbara (Earl) Shafer of Central Lake, Mich., Susan (John "Buz") Tennison of Monett, Mo.; stepdaughter, Joann (Jim) Hill of Joplin, Mo.; grandchildren, Jamie Wade of Seattle, Wash., Kirk McDaniel of Orlando, Fla., Jim (Susie) McDaniel of Union, Miss., Apryl Fredrick of Philadelphia, Miss., Laura (Rod) Patton of East Jordan, Mich., Susan Towsley of Central Lake, Mich., Keith (Alissa) Shafer of Central Lake, Mich., Jon (Dannell) Tennison of Branson, Mo., Lacy (Mel) Cash of Monnett, Mo., Travis (Amy) Tennison of Monnet, Mo., Erica (John) Terziu of Ft. Bragg, N.C., Adrian Helm of Joplin, Mo., Jessica Hill of Joplin, Mo., Jenny of Joplin, Mo., and J.J. Hill of Joplin, Mo.; great-grandchildren, Dakota, Samantha, Olivia, Luke, Ella, Britney, Trevor, Lyndsay, Riley, Cody (Dakota), Colby, Cassidy, Jason, Joshua, Madison, Chance, Heath, Wyatt, Chase and Adrianna; sister-in-law, Marg Braden of Carterville; and many cousins of Benton and the surrounding area.
He was preceded in death by his father, Delmar Braden; mother, Myrtle Braden; brother, Delbert Braden, brother, Evan Braden; and grandson, Geoffery Tennison.
Born June 25, 1920, in Galatia, he lived in Benton until he enlisted in the Army.
He served in the 174th Ordnance Company in World War II in the South Pacific, the Philippines and Japan. He was in the Third Infantry and the Military Police for two tours in the Korean Conflict. His last post was Ft. Riley, Kan. He was chosen to General Douglas MacArthur's honor guard and his unit was the first to present the Eisenhower dress uniform. He received many medals, including the Bronze Star. He loved and was very proud of his country.
He was a life-long member of the VFW Post No. 1003 in Jefferson City, Mo., where he and Shirley lived many years prior to moving to Joplin, Mo.
He also drove a truck for Allied and Cartwright coast-to-coast from 1958 to 1978.
He will be dearly missed by all of his family.
Donations may be made in his memory to Old Rough Cemetery.