Michael Ray Branch IIIJuly 24, 2009 ~ February 15, 2010 Michael Ray Branch III, 6 months old, of Waco, went to be with his Lord on Monday, February 15, 2010 in Temple. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 19, 2010 at Mighty Wind Worship Center, 1100 Washington Avenue, with Senior Pastor Joe A. Carbajal officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Michael Ray was born July 24, 2009 in Waco. Those left behind to cherish his memory are his loving parents, Michael Ray Branch Jr. and Patricia A. Gonzales; brother, Deshun Gonzales; maternal grandmother, Virginia Rodriguez; paternal grandmother, Algie Rita Watson; paternal grandfather, Michael Ray Branch Sr.; paternal great grandmothers, Edna Lee Sneed, Pinkie Jackson; uncles, Johnny Tijerina Jr., Louis Tijerina, David Rodriguez and wife, Erica, Sir Michael Prince Branch; aunts, Lanisa Rodriguez-Tovar and husband, Mark, Mica R. Branch; great aunt, Ethel Dewouna and husband, Eddie, Robbie Sneed, Florence Brewer, Clarice Kirkpatrick and husband, Carvel, Lisa Waits; great uncle, Henry Sneed; cousins, Jordan Rodriguez, Dominique Rodriguez; and other family members. Family would like to give their special thanks to Dr. Danny Little, the nurses and staff of Scott & White Hospital, Temple, to all family, friends and churches for their care, support and prayers. Arrangements under the direction of Connally/Compton Funeral Directors, Waco, TX.