Bratton, Ricky L.

1954 - 2008  (53 years)

• Name	Bratton, Ricky L.
  Birth	5 Dec 1954
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRAT.R001
  _FGRAVE	31455196
  Death	12 Nov 2008
  Burial	Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I51878	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Bratton, Lowell R.,   b. 17 Sep 1918, Wayne County, Illinois d. 3 Nov 1984 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Fowler, Freda,   b. 1924   d. 2005 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1940
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 21 years and 3 months - She was ~ 16 years.
  Family ID	F18792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Ricky L. Bratton, 53, of Louisville died at 1:18 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield. Cremation was accorded by Butler Cremation Tribute Center. Burial will be in Red Brush Cemetery, Louisville, at a later date. The family of Ricky L. Bratton is being served by Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. Sixth St., Springfield. Ricky was born Dec. 5, 1954, in Flora, the son of Lowell and Freda Fowler Bratton. He married Susanne Pilman Sept. 21, 1975, in Louisville. Ricky was a 1973 graduate of North Clay High School, Louisville, and Lincoln Trail College, Lawrenceville. He was employed as a lead systems analyst for Discover Financial Services in Riverwoods and prior to that, worked for Illinois Student Scholarship Commission in Deerfield. He was an intelligent, fun-loving man. He was a great husband, who always looked out for his wife, family and friends. He enjoyed cooking and watching war movies and loved his dogs. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Shirley VanDyke. Published in the Effingham Daily News .