Flora Mae Murphy Bratcher

In Obituaries by OC Monitor Staff

MORGANTOWN, Ky. — Flora Mae Murphy Bratcher, 66, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born Jan. 17, 1957, in Ohio County, Kentucky, to the late Ethel Murphy and Cordelia Renfrow Murphy.

Flora was a homemaker. She enjoyed canning, gardening, and riding in the wagon.

Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by five siblings, Shanon Murphy, Charlie Louis Murphy, Costella Heflin, David Murphy, and Betty Jo Ferguson.

Flora leaves behind to cherish her memory, her husband of 12 years, Donald Bratcher, of Morgantown; two children at heart, Amy (Jason) Bolin, of Rosine, Kentucky, and John Schroader, of McHenry, Kentucky; two stepchildren, Sue Lawhorn and Charlie Oldham, of Grayson County, Kentucky; seven grandchildren; seven siblings, Dale (Patty) Murphy, Jeffrey Murphy, Stephen (Ashley) Murphy, Chris (Shela) Murphy, Richard Murphy, Angie Raley, and Donna Daugherty, all of Horse Branch, Kentucky; and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Flora’s life will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30, at Leach Chapel General Baptist Church in Horse Branch with Bro. Mike Daugherty and Bro. Mike Wilson officiating. Friends may visit with Flora’s family from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the church.

Online condolences may be left for the family of Flora Mae Murphy Bratcher by visiting her memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.