Pennington. Lydia Viola Branham, 96, formerly of Pennington died in Plainsboro on December 23.Born in Hopewell Township, she had been a resident of the Hopewell/Pennington area most of her life. Wife of the late Jesse S. Brahham, Sr. and grandmother of the late Cheryl Allegar, she is survived by her Son, Jesse S. Branham, Jr. and his wife Edith, two daughters, Phyllis Allegar of Ewing and Eleanor Mack of Fairless Hills, nine grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and several great great grandchildren. Funeral Services were held on December 27, from the Blackwell Memorial Home with interment in Franklin Memorial Park, S. Brunswick.