March 28, 1936 ~ March 29, 2007
Lawton resident SGT J. T. Bratcher, 71, died Thursday, March 29, in his home.
He was born March 28, 1936, to Lige Wesley and Florence Ida Ginn Bratcher in Tribbey.
He married Brigitte Klawitter on September 15, 1978, in Boblingen, Germany.
He served in the U. S. Army in Vietnam, earning the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with three Service Stars, Good Conduct Medal Sixth Award, and two Overseas Service Bars.
After his retirement from the army he worked at Fort Sill as a Food Service Specialist.
He was a member of the Etowah Baptist Church and the American Legion, Lowery-Whitehead Post #29 of Lawton.
He was preceded in death by his parents and six brothers, Dean, Jack, Jim, Jerry, Gordon and Derrell Bratcher.
Survivors include his wife, Brigitte of the home; son, Kenneth Bratcher of Lubbock, Texas; daughter and son-in-law, Katharin and Bill Reed of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren; Amy and her husband, Tony Patchell; William Christopher Reed and Amelia Bratcher; two great-grandchildren, Dillon and Madison; two brothers, Lloyd Bratcher and Larry Bratcher; and a sister, Lavon Parson.
Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin Oklahoma, with Chaplain Leonard Reimer, Faith Health Care and Hospice, officiating.
Burial with full military honors is under the direction of Becker Funeral Home.
Sympathy cards may be sent to the family online at www.beckerfuneral.com.