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Michael Bratcher

Michael Eugene Bratcher, 53, of North Little Rock, formerly of Prescott, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at his home.

He was born on July 14, 1953, in Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, to Carrel and Mildred Vandiver Bratcher. He blessed their lives as their first child. Over the course of his lifetime, he blessed many people, family and friends alike with his keen wit and wisdom. His tongue-in-cheek humor and good spirit was a pleasure resulting in many fond and funny memories.

He loved to hunt and fish. He loved nature and just being out in the woods. He loved music, especially blues. He loved to play his drums and spoons. He was a great pool player. He loved NASCAR, the Razorbacks, St. Louis Cardinals, ABD in pro-football, Harleys and loved to read. More than anything else in the world he loved God and his family and has left a deep impression of his smile and laugh on the minds of his wife and best friend for the past 23 years, Carole; their son, Duke Douglass and his wife Cindi, of Fouke; and their daughter, Casey Douglass Williams of the Redlands, Calif.

He was at the hospital for the births of each of his three grandchildren whom he adored: Cosy Blake Douglass, Cami Mariah Williams and Clint Montgomery Williams III, and they will miss him dearly. Mike will be deeply missed by his parents, Carrel and Elanor Bratcher of Conway; three sisters, Gena Bunker and Russ and Debbie Heath and Lonnie, all of Conway, and Sandy Roberts of Little Rock; one brother, Rex Davis and Rhonda of Vilonia; four nieces, Heather Heath, Chelsey Hess, and Chloe and Aly Brinkley; six nephews, Dylan Murphy, Charlie Roberts, Daniel Roberts, Jason Heath, Chris Morrow and Ridge Davis; his best friends, Jeff Brown, The Snowbird, and his pup Gizmobuddyruff, and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Russel Kieth Rusty Bratcher, his mother, Mildred Ada Vandiver Lusk; maternal grandparents, Cleo Andrew and Ada Alice Carroll Vandiver; paternal grandparents, Golden Thomas, and Minnie Ora Polk Bratcher.

Mike lived by the motto What goes around, comes around. He never understood how any person could kick another when they were down. He was just a genuinely good person and is now surrounded by Holy Angels and away from pain and evil.

Special thanks to Dr. Agarwal and the UAMS Cancer Research Center and staff, and Arkansas Hospice, especially Sweet Susie Johnston, R.N. and his C.N.A., Marilyn.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 24, at Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home Chapel in Prescott, with the Rev. Jerry G. Westmoreland officiating. Burial was in Union Grove Cemetery in Doddridge. Mr. Bratcher will lie in state at Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home in Prescott, on Saturday, March 24, from 10 a.m. until service time.

Arrangements are by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home in Prescott.