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==Death==
Mary Brancker died at [[Good Hope Hospital]], Sutton Coldfield of [[bronchopneumonia]] and heart disease on 18 July 2010 at the age of 95. Her funeral was held at [[All Saints' Church, Four Oaks]] on 30 July. That was followed by a memorial service at [[St Stephen's Church, Rochester Row]], London on 3 December 2010.<ref>[https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-102545 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Brancker (Winifred) Mary, Edward Boden, 9 January 2014]</ref>
Following her death in 2010, it was revealed that Brancker had left a share of her estate (estimated to be in the region of [[£]]40,000) to the Veterinary Benevolent Fund. Then-president of the VBF Lydia Brown described the gift as "''typical of [Mary's] kindness and her appreciation of her career.''"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vettimes.co.uk/news/pioneering-female-vet-leaves-generous-gift-to-the-profession/ |title=Pioneering female vet leaves generous gift to the profession |publisher=vettimes.co.uk |date=22 August 2011 |accessdate=21 March 2016}}</ref>
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