Clifford James Branch, USMC Ret., 55, left his earthly home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sept. 9, 2016, at Duke University Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Ahoskie, N.C. He will be laid to rest in Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Cemetery. Professional services with dignity have been entrusted to Crocker Funeral Home Inc.