Bro. C.C. Brasher

Bro. C. C. Brasher, Jr., 84, went home to be with his Lord at 9:47 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah.

Bro. C. C. was born on December 8, 1941, in Livingston County, KY, to Charlie and Nellie Brasher. He was one of 9 children and at 6’4” was the shortest of his brothers. He graduated from Livingston Central High School in 1959 and was one of the starting five on the boy’s state tournament basketball team along with Don Ringstaff, Lee Jones, Pat Allen Cooper, and Edward Ramer. If you ever spent any time talking to him, you were well aware of his time playing in the state tournament because he loved to talk about it.

He surrendered to be a preacher of the gospel at Friendship Baptist Church in Livingston County in 1961 and pastored many area churches. His first pastorate was at Carmack Baptist Church Between the Rivers. On his first Sunday as pastor, the church building caught on fire, so they rolled the piano outside and had service while the building burnt. He then pastored Bethlehem Baptist Church, Altona Baptist Church, New Zion Baptist Church, Elm Grove Baptist Church, Briensburg Baptist Church for 31 years, and Oak Level Baptist Church, where he remained a member. His love for missions took him around the world, where he was so proud to have helped lead thousands of people to accept Christ as their Savior. Most of those trips were to Trinidad, West Indies, but others included Brazil, Russia, and Africa. He served two terms on the Foundation Board for the Kentucky Baptist Convention, served as First Vice President of the KBC, and was elected President of the KBC Pastor’s Conference. He served 8 years on the Executive Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and served on the Board of Directors at Mid Continent Baptist Bible College. He received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity degree from Mid Continent Baptist Bible College.

He was most proud of his family. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, June Aldridge Brasher of Benton; one son, Brett Brasher (Mandy) of Benton; one daughter, Tiffinee Morgan (Brad) of Benton; and the loves of his life, his four grandchildren, Tanner Brasher, Alexa Morse (Derek), Nash Brasher, and Ethan Morgan. He is also survived by his brother, Bill Brasher of Grand Rivers; his sister, Susie Pauley (Lacy) of Soddy Daisy, Tennessee; along with numerous in-laws, nieces, and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Clark Brasher, Sr. and Nellie Brown Brasher; his three brothers, Jim Brasher, Bro. David Brasher, and Johnny Mitchell Brasher; his three sisters, Frankie Brasher, Mary Jones, and Gail Chandler; and one great-grandson, Graham Allen Morse.

Bro. C. C. was a pastor called by God to many of you over the years. He loved every single person, and his greatest times in life were spent in God’s ministry with you.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Miller Cemetery Fund, c/o Paul Driskill, 1759 Jefferson Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42001.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at the Life Celebration Center of Filbeck-Cann, 1003 Poplar Street, Benton, Kentucky 42025.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at the Life Celebration Center of Filbeck-Cann, with Bro. Monte Hodges and Bro. Rex Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Miller Cemetery in Livingston County, Kentucky.

Honorary Pallbearers are the surviving Deacons he served with at Briensburg Baptist Church: Billy Driskill, Jay Alsobrook, David Reed, Bobby Sirls, Daryl Lindsey, and Ricky Holland.

To share a memory or leave a message for the family, please visit Bro. C.C. Brasher’s Tribute Wall at www.filbeckandcann.com.