John Henry Braxton was born on January 8, 1929 in Baltimore,
Maryland. He was the fourth of six children and th e second son
of the late Johnny and Carrie Braxton . He departedfrom this life
on January 30,2018.

John was called Uncle or Unc by family and friends of the family.
John married Mildred Contee and out of that union six children
were born Mildred , William, Harry, Frank, Joseph and Larry.
Uncle was afamily man who enjoyed spending time with his ch i ldren,
his brother, sisters and their children . He was a stern but loving father
and uncle who kept all his children , nieces and nephews in line.

His passion was truck driving. He start f d driving for
C.D. Kenny Company, then he started driving long distance
for Monarch Food. After many years of being on the road he
started driving locally. John received a certificate for driving a
million miles with no accidents .

His past time was listening to jazz music, bowling ,
watching westerns, biblical movies and watching inspiration
television. Unc talked to his Lord everyday. He would always
say the Lo ' d . has been good to m e .

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His wife and six children all preceded him in death.

John leaves to mourn: ten grandchildren, Sherry, William, Romona,
Zina, Catina, La Tea, Quinnea, Tanaira, Chelsea and Joseph;
twenty-five great grandchildren, twelve great great grandchildren,
a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Two special nieces, Nancy and
Olivia; two life long friends, William banks and Arthur Jefferson Viewing Joseph H. Brown Jr. Funeral Home Wednesday, February 07, 2018 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM Email Details 2140 N. Fulton Ave
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