John ‘Johnnie’ W. Bratton
The memorial service for John "Johnnie" Woodrow Bratton will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Dan McCullouch will officiate.
Mr. Bratton, 90, of Medford, died Thursday (June 19, 2003) at Rogue Valley Medical Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Student Aid Fund, c/o Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1900 Greenwood St., Medford, OR 97504.
He was born June 6, 1913, in Athens, Vt., to John and Lillian (Moore) Bratton. In 1943, he married Ruby Thornton, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 2, 1960, in Medford, he married Burnadine Meilicke, who survives.
Mr. Bratton owned and operated Bratton Reforestation, Inc. of Medford since 1981 and remained active in the business until his death.
He began working in logging camps in 1929. After moving to Medford from Sutherlin in 1960, he continued working throughout Oregon and Northern California in logging, site preparation, reforestation and road building. He also did predator control work for Medford Corporation and Boise Cascade, and was named "Timber Baron Von Porcupine" by the Southern Oregon Timber Association.
He was a member of the Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Southern Oregon Timber Association and the National Rifle Association. In past years, he was active in competition shooting and earned many medals for his marksmanship.
Mr. Bratton enjoyed driving his little gray Toyota pickup, hunting and fishing, collecting guns and working in the woods.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include four sons, Josh Bratton, Medford, Terrance L. Bratton, Dorena, Dan Meilicke, Gold Hill, and Bill Meilicke, Medford; a daughter, Teri Haraden, Gaston; a sister, Vera Holm, Sutherlin; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, four sisters and a great-grandson.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory.
The memorial service for John "Johnnie" Woodrow Bratton will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Dan McCullouch will officiate.
Mr. Bratton, 90, of Medford, died Thursday (June 19, 2003) at Rogue Valley Medical Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Student Aid Fund, c/o Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1900 Greenwood St., Medford, OR 97504.
He was born June 6, 1913, in Athens, Vt., to John and Lillian (Moore) Bratton. In 1943, he married Ruby Thornton, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 2, 1960, in Medford, he married Burnadine Meilicke, who survives.
Mr. Bratton owned and operated Bratton Reforestation, Inc. of Medford since 1981 and remained active in the business until his death.
He began working in logging camps in 1929. After moving to Medford from Sutherlin in 1960, he continued working throughout Oregon and Northern California in logging, site preparation, reforestation and road building. He also did predator control work for Medford Corporation and Boise Cascade, and was named "Timber Baron Von Porcupine" by the Southern Oregon Timber Association.
He was a member of the Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Southern Oregon Timber Association and the National Rifle Association. In past years, he was active in competition shooting and earned many medals for his marksmanship.
Mr. Bratton enjoyed driving his little gray Toyota pickup, hunting and fishing, collecting guns and working in the woods.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include four sons, Josh Bratton, Medford, Terrance L. Bratton, Dorena, Dan Meilicke, Gold Hill, and Bill Meilicke, Medford; a daughter, Teri Haraden, Gaston; a sister, Vera Holm, Sutherlin; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, four sisters and a great-grandson.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory.
John ‘Johnnie’ W. Bratton
The memorial service for John "Johnnie" Woodrow Bratton will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Dan McCullouch will officiate.
Mr. Bratton, 90, of Medford, died Thursday (June 19, 2003) at Rogue Valley Medical Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Student Aid Fund, c/o Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1900 Greenwood St., Medford, OR 97504.
He was born June 6, 1913, in Athens, Vt., to John and Lillian (Moore) Bratton. In 1943, he married Ruby Thornton, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 2, 1960, in Medford, he married Burnadine Meilicke, who survives.
Mr. Bratton owned and operated Bratton Reforestation, Inc. of Medford since 1981 and remained active in the business until his death.
He began working in logging camps in 1929. After moving to Medford from Sutherlin in 1960, he continued working throughout Oregon and Northern California in logging, site preparation, reforestation and road building. He also did predator control work for Medford Corporation and Boise Cascade, and was named "Timber Baron Von Porcupine" by the Southern Oregon Timber Association.
He was a member of the Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Southern Oregon Timber Association and the National Rifle Association. In past years, he was active in competition shooting and earned many medals for his marksmanship.
Mr. Bratton enjoyed driving his little gray Toyota pickup, hunting and fishing, collecting guns and working in the woods.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include four sons, Josh Bratton, Medford, Terrance L. Bratton, Dorena, Dan Meilicke, Gold Hill, and Bill Meilicke, Medford; a daughter, Teri Haraden, Gaston; a sister, Vera Holm, Sutherlin; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, four sisters and a great-grandson.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory.
The memorial service for John "Johnnie" Woodrow Bratton will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor Dan McCullouch will officiate.
Mr. Bratton, 90, of Medford, died Thursday (June 19, 2003) at Rogue Valley Medical Center.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Student Aid Fund, c/o Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1900 Greenwood St., Medford, OR 97504.
He was born June 6, 1913, in Athens, Vt., to John and Lillian (Moore) Bratton. In 1943, he married Ruby Thornton, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 2, 1960, in Medford, he married Burnadine Meilicke, who survives.
Mr. Bratton owned and operated Bratton Reforestation, Inc. of Medford since 1981 and remained active in the business until his death.
He began working in logging camps in 1929. After moving to Medford from Sutherlin in 1960, he continued working throughout Oregon and Northern California in logging, site preparation, reforestation and road building. He also did predator control work for Medford Corporation and Boise Cascade, and was named "Timber Baron Von Porcupine" by the Southern Oregon Timber Association.
He was a member of the Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Southern Oregon Timber Association and the National Rifle Association. In past years, he was active in competition shooting and earned many medals for his marksmanship.
Mr. Bratton enjoyed driving his little gray Toyota pickup, hunting and fishing, collecting guns and working in the woods.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include four sons, Josh Bratton, Medford, Terrance L. Bratton, Dorena, Dan Meilicke, Gold Hill, and Bill Meilicke, Medford; a daughter, Teri Haraden, Gaston; a sister, Vera Holm, Sutherlin; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, four sisters and a great-grandson.
Arrangements: Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory.
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