Augusta Maedell Bratcher Obituary (1929 - 2021)

Augusta Maedell Bratcher, 91, of Normal, Illinois, formerly of Heyworth, Illinois, passed away at 11:15 p.m. on January 8, 2021, at the McLean County Nursing Home, Normal, Illinois. Private family services will be held at a later date. Burial will be at the Heyworth Cemetery, Heyworth, Illinois. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in her memory. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home of Heyworth, Illinois, has been entrusted with the arrangements. She was born on August 23, 1929, the daughter of Roscoe F. and Eva Fulton Barrett. Augusta married Oscar G. Bratcher on August 1, 1947, in Bloomington, Illinois, he preceded her in death on April 14, 2006. Both her parents; three sons; one brother; six sisters; one granddaughter; and one son-in-law also preceded her in death. Surviving are her two daughters, Jo Carolyn Sherrill of Bloomington, Illinois, and Cathy Crow of Heyworth, Illinois; seven grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. Augusta retired from Nestle-Beich after thirty-five years of dedicated service. She was a member of the Community Baptist Church of Heyworth.