Travis L. Brann

Travis Brann of Lawrence Kansas passed away peacefully at home on August 26 ^th , 2023. He was born May 14 ^th , 1932 to Lena and James Brann in Clarendon Arkansas.

Graveside services for Travis will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Travis, a loving and devoted husband and father, is survived by his wife, Margaret; sons, Gary and Kenneth; daughter, Patricia; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Travis joined the US Army a month before his 17 ^th birthday in 1949 after persuading his mother to sign a parental permission slip and altering his birth certificate. In 1950 he was sent to Korea and assigned to the 24 ^th Infantry Division. After a year in combat, Travis returned home to Dallas. He re-enlisted in 1952 and was quickly sent back to Korea with the 9 ^th Infantry Regiment as a communication chief with Heavy Mortar Company. In 1954 he returned to the US and married Margaret, his wife of 69 years. Travis remained in the Army for 17 more years as an expert in guided missiles. He worked with NATO, the German Air Force, the British and French armies and served in Viet Nam as a Senior Advisor to a Vietnamese artillery battalion. He finished his military career working at the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

Travis and Margaret enjoyed years of retirement, travelling the world and spending time with friends and family. He was a man of integrity with a kind heart whose passing will forever leave an empty place in the hearts of his family and friends.