Ella C. Brantley of Pelham passed away Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at the age of 79.

She was a life-long member of Lakeview United Methodist Church in Pelham. Mrs. Brantley was a long-time Eastern Star member and taught piano lessons for many years. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lucius “Dick” Brantley, and

two daughters, Christine Victoria Wheeler and Myrtle Mamie Brantley.

She is survived by two grandsons, Keith Wheeler (Susan) and Stephen Wheeler (Pamela), and three great-grandchildren, Samantha, Jacob, and Marshall Wheeler.

The family received friends Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, from 12-2 p.m. at Currie-Jefferson Funeral Home on Highway 150 in Hoover. Funeral services followed in the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Ron Schultz officiating. Interment was in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, South