March 11,12, 2006:
Tecumseh resident Russell Bratcher , 82, died Friday, March 10, in Norman.
He was born June 30, 1923, in Washington to Will and Hazel Estel (Trimm) Bratcher.
On Aug. 4, 1942, he married Wilma Sartors in Byars. He owned and operated numerous service stations and wrecker services. He owned a sand and gravel business for the past 25 years.
He was a member of the Penecostal Church of God, where he served as Sunday school secretary. He also a member of the Oklahoma Wreckers Association and the Tecumseh Roundup Club. He loved working, talking, baseball, his family, friends and his great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and 12 brothers and sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma, of the home; daughters and son-in-law, Jan Mankin of the home and Brenda and Tom Kennedy of Tecumseh; grandchildren, Tammara and Wendell Davis of Norman, Shanda and Dennis Stockstell of Tecumseh and Todd and Regene Kennedy of Tecumseh; two great-grandchildren, Blake and Baylee Kennedy of Tecumseh; a brother, Gerald Bratcher of Oklahoma City; a sister, Pearl Mathis of Oklahoma City; and numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Penecostal Church of God in Tecumseh with Pastor Fred Owens and Ronnie Churchwell officiating. Burial will be at Tecumseh Cemetery.
Cooper Funeral Home is directing arrangements.
March 11,12, 2006:
Tecumseh resident Russell Bratcher , 82, died Friday, March 10, in Norman.
He was born June 30, 1923, in Washington to Will and Hazel Estel (Trimm) Bratcher.
On Aug. 4, 1942, he married Wilma Sartors in Byars. He owned and operated numerous service stations and wrecker services. He owned a sand and gravel business for the past 25 years.
He was a member of the Penecostal Church of God, where he served as Sunday school secretary. He also a member of the Oklahoma Wreckers Association and the Tecumseh Roundup Club. He loved working, talking, baseball, his family, friends and his great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and 12 brothers and sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma, of the home; daughters and son-in-law, Jan Mankin of the home and Brenda and Tom Kennedy of Tecumseh; grandchildren, Tammara and Wendell Davis of Norman, Shanda and Dennis Stockstell of Tecumseh and Todd and Regene Kennedy of Tecumseh; two great-grandchildren, Blake and Baylee Kennedy of Tecumseh; a brother, Gerald Bratcher of Oklahoma City; a sister, Pearl Mathis of Oklahoma City; and numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Penecostal Church of God in Tecumseh with Pastor Fred Owens and Ronnie Churchwell officiating. Burial will be at Tecumseh Cemetery.
Cooper Funeral Home is directing arrangements.
Family Members
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Fairel Haines Bratcher
1908–1997
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Fay Bratcher
1910–1913
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Blanche E Bratcher Tompkins
1914–1985
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Dorothy M "Dot" Bratcher Patrick
1917–1982
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Eva Belle Bratcher Shaw
1919–1996
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Ruth Agness Bratcher Gibson
1921–2003
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Pearl Grace Bratcher Mathis
1925–2022
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Aliene Ruby Bratcher Cary
1927–1993
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Donald G Bratcher
1930–1952
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Gerald Leon Bratcher
1931–2006
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Peggy Lou Bratcher Locklear
1935–2004
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