B. R. Brasher

B. R. Brasher, age 81, of Gatesville passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012. Graveside Services will be at 4:00PM, Friday, December 7, 2012 at Turnersville Cemetery with Minister A. C. Painter officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 3:00PM Friday at the funeral home. B. R. was born on December 24, 1930 in Turnersville, Texas to the late Wyatt and Ernestine Laxson Brasher. He was raised and went to school in Moshiem. B. R. served in the Air Force in 1950 - 1951. He was employed with General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, retiring after 43 years. B. R. was song leader at Harmony Baptist Church. He was a member of Normandale Baptist Church in White Settlement. He was preceded in death by his daughters, Brenda Allen and Donna Lancaster; son, Kenneth Brasher; and sister, Alice Hart. B. R. is survived by his son, Jeffery Brasher and wife, Debbie of Alabama; 9 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Joyce Ashcraft and Juanita Snow, both of Gatesville. Memorials may be made to Harmony Baptist Church, c/o A. C. Painter, 4921 East U.S. Hwy. 84, Gatesville, TX 76528.