LEVERETT — Ernest Barton Brasher, 88, of Leverett passed away on Friday, Sept. 25, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford.
A private service to celebrate his life was held at Magnolia Gardens Cemetery on Sunday, Sept. 27.
He was born on Feb. 10, 1932 in Tallahatchie County to Charles Ernest and Katherine Barton. Ernest married the love of his life, Ann Elizabeth Brasher, and they enjoyed 66 years of marriage together in the Tallahatchie community.
From the time he was a little boy, Ernest was farming the soil of our community. He owned and operated land in Tallahatchie from 1962 up until the time of his death. He was devoted to our community, but most importantly, to keeping to the roads of Tallahatchie county. We know many of the local neighbors will miss the multiple daily trips Ernest made past their houses each day.
Ernest was a dedicated member of the Soil and Water Conservation board and served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Land Bank and the Tallahatchie County Farm Bureau. He farmed cotton, soybeans, milo, cattle, and he contributed to the founding of the kenaf plant in Charleston.
Survivors include Anne Elizabeth Brasher of Leverett; daughter, Patricia Lyn Little (Dennis) of Grenada; sons, Alan Lacy Brasher of Leverett, and Brenton Saunders Brasher (Gabriela) of Holcomb; two sisters, Sarah Huber of Ridgeland and Lyn Hailey of Meridian; one brother, Bill Brasher (Judy) of Holcomb; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Ernest and Katherine Barton; by his brother Sammy and sister Betty Katherine.
Pallbearers were Sam Brasher, Seaburn Brasher, Wes Brasher, Chad Gray, Andy Brasher, and Les Hailey.
The family asks that memorials be made to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the Tallahatchie County Cancer Society in Ernest’s name.
