James Nelson "Jim" Bratton Jr.

1949 - 2022

James "Jim" Nelson Bratton Jr., 73, of Buford, Ohio, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, April 28, 2022, at The Laurels of Blanchester with his family gathered around him.

He was born March 29, 1949, in Locust Grove, Ohio, son of the late James Nelson Bratton Sr. and Betty Jean Swayne Bratton.

Jim was a graduate of the Whiteoak High School class of 1967. During his early adulthood he served in the Air Force Reserves for six years.

He and Barbara were married on July 6, 1968, and celebrated nearly 54 anniversaries together.

Jim was a salesman for many years of various goods including silos, feed and tractors. He was also a truck driver most recently. He loved to buy and sell "toys" of all sorts, after he got to spend time playing with and fixing them up. He was a farm boy through and through and passionate about his family. Jim was a member of the Mowrystown American Legion Roy W. Wilson Post #0694 and a proud member of the Mowrystown FFA, having earned his American Farmer Degree.

Surviving are his loving wife of 53 years, Barbara Bratton; son, Scott (Nicole) Bratton of Seaman; two daughters, Kristie (Chuck) Floyd of Fayettville and Kim (Mike) Cooper of Mowrystown; grandchildren, Stephanie (Clint) Musselman, Lori (Lucas) Morgan, Marybeth, Emma, Jensen and Everest Bratton, Zane Floyd, Kayla (Zach) Weis of Bellevue, Iowa, and Drew and Jordan Cooper; great-grandchildren, Elena, Conway, Audrey, Aiden, Bryce and Cade; siblings, Kedith Alice Bratton, Butch (Martie) Bratton and John Thomas (Missy) Bratton; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, James was preceded in death by father-in-law and mother-in-law, Vernon and Joan Puckett.

Funeral services will be held at Buford Church of Christ, 2457 S.R. 138, Buford, Ohio, Friday, May 6, 2022 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Kraig Walker officiating. Interment will follow in the Buford Cemetery, where the Highland County Veterans Honor Guard will accord full military honors.

Friends will be received at the Buford Church of Christ on Thursday, May 5, 2022, from 4-8 p.m.

The Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown, is serving the family.

Contributions in Jim's memory may be made to the Mowrystown FFA, P.O. Box 299, Mowrystown, Ohio 45155.

To sign the online guest book, go to www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.