Biography: Emily Anne Tiller Bransford, beloved wife of the late Thomas Barton Bransford, mother, great and grandmother, 83, of Hot Springs died Friday, June 15, 2012. She was born at Trinity Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas on July 24, 1929. She attended the University of Arkansas and was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority. After college, she moved to New York City to study modeling at the prestigious Barbizon School of Modeling, graduating in 1949. In 1950, she married Thomas Barton Bransford, lived in Little Rock while representing the signature Doncaster Clothing line throughout Arkansas. She was a member of the Country Club of Little Rock, Razorback Foundation, and a member of St. Mark?s Episcopal Church, where she was on the Altar Guild. She moved to Hot Springs in 1974 with her husband, where they became members of St. Luke?s Episcopal Church, avid race fans of Oaklawn, and season ticket holders to all Razorback games. They took up residence in a small cabin on Lake Hamilton that they built up with love and welcomed home all of their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren throughout the coming years. She enjoyed the peace and simple-life of Hot Springs and especially the ?Easy Livin? boat rides with Tommy. Music ran through her veins, always bringing a smile to her face and an invitation to enter the dance floor. She was an elegant, gracious, and light-hearted woman, and she will be sorely missed. She is survived by her two daughters, Victoria Bransford McClendon of Fayetteville, and Cynthia Anne Leahy with her husband, Bernie, of Hot Springs; and her three half-brothers, John Tiller, of Madison, Alabama, Tommy Tiller, of Fayetteville, Robert Tiller of Little Rock; five grandchildren, Erin Box, Bridget and Patrick Leahy, Jessica and Byron McClendon; and three great-grandchildren, McCoy and Durham Box, and Indigo Wren Strawn. Her father was Waldo Emerson Tiller and her mother was Lillian Robins Tiller. Her paternal grandparents were Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Tiller, and her maternal grandparents were Mrs. Lyde Alexander Robins and Mr. Frank E. Robins, who were mainstays of the Log Cabin Democrat Newspaper in Conway. Her brother was Jim Tiller. Small, family and close friends graveside service will be held on Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Roselawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Humane Society of Garland County, attn: Janet Anderson, 1249 Ault Loop Lonsdale, AR 72087, for horse rescue or abused animals. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com