Ralph A. "Tony" Brannum

Ralph A. "Tony" BrannumRalph Anthony "Tony" Brannum, 50 of Tipton died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at his residence.  He was born May 20, 1965 in Tipton to Ralph & Janet (Burnette) Brannum.  He  married Melanie Jones and she survives.Tony was a 1984 graduate of Tipton High School and had worked for DeLong Auto.  He enjoyed model planes, computer games and race cars.  He is survived by his parents of Kempton; one daughter, Katelyn of Elwood; two sisters, Angie Harris and husband David, Tipton and Dalena Ann Bradley and husband Scott, Kokomo.Tony's funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 26 at Young-Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Smith presiding.  A private family burial will follow in Kempton Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.Memorial contributions in Tony's honor may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 8604 Allisonville Road, Suite 140, Indianapolis,  Indiana, 46250.