Kathryn “Kathy” Elaine Parker Bratcher, 77

Kathryn “Kathy” Elaine Parker Bratcher, 77, of Woodbury passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 at St. Thomas Rutherford. Born in Cannon Co., she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Jewell Ophelia Burks Parker.

Kathy is survived by her children, Kristy (David) Harris of Murfreesboro and Michael (Cheryl) Bratcher of McMinnville; she was the Mimi to her grandchildren, Mia Harris, Ella Harris and Noelle Bratcher; her brother, Gayl Parker of Woodbury and his daughter, Lisa (Phil) Poteete; her husband of 52 years, Sammie Bratcher of McMinnville; and special friends, Latisha Myers and Wanda Dailey. Also surviving are many special cousins, neighbors and caregivers.

A member of the Church of Christ, she was retired from Carrier in McMinnville. Kathy loved her flowers and shopping. Above all she was a devoted mother and loved her family endlessly.

The Bratcher family will receive friends Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 from 10 a.m. until time of service. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m.. Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 in the Chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Riverside Gardens cemetery.

Woodbury Funeral Home, 615-563-2311 or to leave condolences and memories for her family, please visit www.woodburyfuneralhome.net.

Information is provided as a courtesy of High Funeral Home. 

Main Street Journal

Jan. 28, 2026