Ruth Joann Braddock

June 5, 1936 - October 27, 2020

Ruth Joann Coulson Braddock, 84, a native and life-long resident of Grand Prairie, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Visitation: 10-12 P.M. Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Guerrero-Dean Funeral Home, 500 E. Main Street, Grand Prairie, Texas, 75050 where a funeral service will be conducted at 12 noon. Ruth Braddock was born on June 5, 1936, the youngest of 2 children born to the late Dewey Coulson and the late Susie Coulson. She was raised in Grand Prairie and was a graduate of Grand Prairie High School. She would begin a career in banking with First National Bank of Grand Prairie that would span forty-seven years. Many in Grand Prairie will recall her activity in the local recreation scene, playing in various volleyball and softball leagues. Her teams were consistently in the playoffs and state finals. Her teammates and opponents alike knew her as "granny with a stick"! Always a strong lady, she was known for a feisty attitude. She was a 4-time cancer survivors, first being diagnosed at the age of fifty-nine. She is survived by a son, Ray Braddock and his spouse Susette; grandchildren, Jennifer Braddock, Michael Towns and his spouse Jessica, Preston Hollifield and his sposue Flor, Beaw Hollifield, Hayden Zawodniak, Tyler Hollifield; great-grandchildren, Jessie, Blake, Morgan, Joshua, Emma and Preston Jr. She was preceded in death by a sister, Sabrina and a great-granddaughter, Sabrina Hollifield.