Richard Allen Bruton
July 1, 1932 – October 4, 2015

Funeral services for Richard Allen Bruton, 83, of Ochlocknee, GA, are at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at the Chapel of Clark Funeral Home, Cairo, GA. Rev. Carl Harrell will officiate. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Bruton passed away at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA, on Sunday, October 4, 2015.

Active pallbearers will be James Osborn, Lynn Taylor, Charlie Bishop, Brett Sellers, Thomas Law, and Rick Osborne.

Mr. Bruton was born on July 1, 1932, in Fayetteville, NC, to the late Leroy Bruton and Lillis Johnson Bruton. He served his country in the U. S. Army. On December 7, 2013, he married Mae Bell Taylor Bruton, who survives. He was a retired retail consultant with the Ira Higdon Company in Cairo. He was a member of the Cairo First Baptist Church.

Survivors include: wife, Mae Bell Taylor Bruton of Ochlocknee, GA; sons, Greg Bruton (Lisa) of Gastonia, NC, Allen Bruton (Jo Ann) of Havana, FL; grandchildren; Lindsey Fordis (D. J.) of Baton Rouge, LA, Drew Bruton of Gastonia, NC, Chip Beatty (Shara) of Dallas, NC, Jennifer Hall (John) of Belmont, NC, Shaun Bruton of Tallahassee, FL, Kristin Bruton of Havana, FL; great-grandchildren, Bruton Beatty of Dallas, NC, June Hall of Belmont, NC, James Hall of Belmont, NC; brother, David Bruton (Janie) of Fayetteville, NC; stepchildren, Barbara Sue and Dave Minter of Tifton, GA, Debbie Taylor of Ochlocknee, GA, Lynn and Debra Taylor of Ochlocknee, GA, Bobby Taylor (Molly) of Umatilla, FL; step-daughter, Rita Taylor of Tifton, GA; 11 step-grandchildren; 12 step-great-grandchildren; and a host of extended family members.

He was preceded in death by: parents; wives, Janice Wood Bruton, Scottie M. Bruton; step-son, Tommy Taylor; and brothers, John Bruton, Bennie Bruton, Jeff Bruton.

The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home on Monday, October 5, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.