Davis "Buddy" Bragg

Mr. Bragg was born in Troy, Alabama. He served our country in the army during the Korean War. Later, he moved to Montgomery, Alabama and then to Prattville, Alabama and worked for 33 years as a conductor for Seaboard Coastline Railroad which later became CSX Railroad. He retired from CSX Railroad in 1995. He was a member of Boone’s Chapel Baptist Church and the Aker’s Men’s Sunday School Class. Many in the Prattville area knew him as the “Walking Man” who walked 12 miles every day after his two open heart surgeries. He was also known to many as the man who folded dollar bills into bowties only to give them away. He would say that you would never be broke as long as you had his bowtie! He was happiest when he was either playing tricks, telling jokes, or helping others. He was an avid fan of Alabama football and the Atlanta Braves. He relished the friends he made in his lifetime. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends and will be waiting to see them again someday.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Clanton Bragg and Lena Amanda Lewis Bragg.

Survivors include his beloved wife of 58 years, Lou Dell Maddox Bragg; children, Teresa Bragg Pettus (Keith), Stanley Davis Bragg (Ann), Kimi Bragg Brasington (Ed); grandchildren, or his “Sugarfoots,” Lauren Pettus Harrell (Trey), Ashley Bragg Sellers (Jay), William Bragg, Jordan Pettus, Alyssa Bragg, EJ Brasington, Austen Bragg, Abby Brasington; great-grandchildren, also known as his “Sugarfoots,” Chambless Harrell, Zeke Harrell, Maddox Harrell; sisters, Lucille Speigner, Winnell Shipman, Claudine Ziglar; and a host of extended family and friends.

Pallbearers will be William Bragg, Austen Bragg, EJ Brasington, Trey Harrell, Chad Schroeder, Reid McBurnett, and Trace Edwards. Honorary pallbearers will be the retired and active employees of CSX Railroad as well as the Acker’s Men’s Sunday School Class of Boone’s Chapel Baptist Church.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Leak Memory Chapel with Reverend Phil Winningham and Reverend Rodney Culpepper officiating, followed by a graveside service at Greenwood Serenity Cemetery. Visitations will be at the funeral home on Tuesday from 5-7:00 PM and Wednesday from 1-2:00 PM, prior to the service at 2:00 PM. Leak Memory Chapel is directing.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Boone’s Chapel Baptist Church.

Online condolences may be left at www.leak-mc.com.