Sandra Elaine Bragg

Born to Oral and Clarice Butler, Sandy lived a life filled with family, music, art, creativity, and a love for the outdoors. She was beautiful and artistic, but there was a ruggedness about her too, a strength that those closest to her came to know very well.

Sandy was the mother of three children, Scotty, Jennifer, and Clay, a grandmother of five, and a great grandmother of five. She was married during her life to David Strohn and later to her beloved husband, Don Bragg.

Art was an important part of Sandy's life. She loved to paint and enjoyed photography. She noticed beauty and creativity in the world around her and, perhaps more importantly, taught her children to notice it too.

And then there was music.

On Sundays, Sandy would crank up the 8 track loud enough to be heard throughout the entire house. She loved the music of Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Johnny Horton, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, and Neil Diamond. Those songs became part of the soundtrack of her children's lives.

That same warmth extended to the people around her. Sandy welcomed her children's friends into her home without judgment, and they loved her in return. Her home was a place where people could feel accepted and comfortable being themselves.

Sandy was remarkably strong, especially when life became difficult. She cared for both her mother and her sister through terminal illnesses, always remaining a source of strength and comfort for the people around her. When things were at their hardest, Sandy had an ability to put aside her own fear and sadness and simply do what needed to be done. She faced difficult moments with courage, compassion, and a quiet strength that her family will always remember.

Sandy leaves behind her children, Scotty Strohn and his wife, Connie Sue Strohn; Jennifer Auvil; and Clay Bragg and his wife, Roxanne Bragg; her five grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and the family and friends who loved her.

Her children will remember not only their mother, but the woman who introduced them to music; who welcomed their friends; who taught them to appreciate beauty; and who showed them through her own example what it meant to stand strong when life became difficult.

Sandy was loved by all who knew her. While her absence will be deeply felt, so much of her remains in her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and in the countless memories shared by those who loved her.

And somewhere in the memories of those who knew her best, it will always be Sunday, and the music will still be playing loud enough to hear throughout the whole house.