Ruth Bratcher
May 5th, 1912 - August 10th, 2012
From:	Alton, MO
Visitation:
Funeral:	10:00am Monday August 13, 2012 Cave Springs Cemetery Alton, MO
Burial:	Cave Springs Cemetery Alton, MO
Delia Ruth Guess Bratcher, the daughter of the late Baily D. and Bernice Aycock Guess, was born May 5, 1912 in Bell County, Texas and entered into eternal rest August 10, 2012 in Alton, MO at the age of 100 years. On July 8, 1936 Mrs. Bratcher was united in marriage at Crosbyton, TX to Guy T. Bratcher. To this union was born one son, Donald Bratcher, who preceded her in death. She is survived by , one granddaughter, Jeri Bratcher Rackley and husband David of Alton, MO,. two great-grandchildren, Chris Rackley and family of Aurora, MO, Aaron Rackley of Alton, MO and numerous other relatives and friends. Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, her son, and two brothers, Frank Guess and Baily Guess, JR. Mrs Bratcher had a passion for canning, gardening, sewing, cooking and all the arts of being a homemaker. She had an extremely special gift for sewing and growing flowers and plants. Before retiring, she and her husband had owned and operated a hardware store in FT. Worth, TX. They had also lived and farmed in Idalou, TX. Upon retiring, she and her husband moved to West Plains, MO where she continued homemaking and utilized her talents for flower gardening to develop a beautiful yard full of flowers and plants. She took great pleasure in growing flowers and enjoyed sharing her beautiful yard with others. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Bratcher moved to Alton, MO to live next door to her granddaughter. She was of the Baptist faith, and had been a member of the Idalou First Baptist Church and later years the West Plains First Baptist Church. Graveside services will 10:00am Monday, August 13, 2012 at the Cave Springs Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the Clary Funeral Home, Alton, MO. DIE WHEN I MAY, I want it said by those who knew me, best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. –Abraham Lincoln
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