1947 Obituary of Nancy Findley Brasher, Native of Union Parish Louisiana
Submitted by:       Shawn Martin
Date of Submission: 12/20/2008

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1947 Obituary of Nancy Findley Brasher, Native of Union Parish Louisiana

From Dallas, Texas "Morning News", issue of 25 January 1947
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                         Rites Set for Widow of Pioneer Farmer

   Mrs. Nancy Findley Brasher, 90, whose husband pioneered diversified agricultural 
practices in Texas, died at her home, 4009 Hall, Friday.

   She was born Feb. 22, 1856, in Union Parish, Louisiana.  She moved with her 
husband, John Brasher, to Lamar County, near Paris, where he had extensive farming 
operations.  They later moved to Bonham, Fannin County, where he put into application 
farming methods which later came into general use.

   The Brashers were active members of the Baptist church and took part in civic 
movements.  He died in 1902.

   Dr. Marshall Craig will conduct services at 10 a.m. Monday at the Chas. F. 
Weiland Undertaking Company, 2909 Live Oak.  Burial services will be in Paris.

   Mrs. Brasher is survived by a son, Edgar Brasher, Arlington; five daughters, 
Mrs. Fred Fuller, Mrs. Bertie Hancock, Mrs. William Paine, Jr., Mrs. Neil Keith, 
all of Dallas, and Mrs. J. W. Hyland of Evanston, Ill.; eleven grandchildren and 
six great-grandchildren.



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