LUGOFF – Funeral service for Heather N. Branham, 23, will be held Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 8, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Heather died Saturday, May 5, 2012. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of James Alan Branham and Rachael Louise Knopf Gardner. She enjoyed camping and spending time with her children. Surviving are her father, Alan Branham of Elgin; mother, Rachael Gardner of Elgin; children Joshua Robert Rhodes, Preston Hunter Rhodes, and Elijah Jordan Branham; sister, Bridgett Renee Gardner; brother, Richard Alan Knopf; paternal grandmother, Violet Taylor Branham; maternal grandmother, Rachel V. Knopf; and her fiancé, Letroy Pete. She was predeceased by paternal grandfather, LeGrand Branham; and maternal grandfather, MacArthur Knopf.