Max "John" Bracewell, Sr.

Max “John” Bracewell, Sr., 71, of Dayton, died Monday, September 12, 2011, in Baytown. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 15, 2011, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton with burial following at the Fairlawn Cemetery in Liberty. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. John was born May 31, 1940 in Groves, to parents; Carl, Sr. and Elora Norris Bracewell, a former resident of Orange, and has resided in the Dayton area for the past ten years. He was a graduate of the Liberty High School, a veteran of the US Marine Corps with service during Vietnam, a retired supervisor for Asplundh Expert Tree Co., and a former mechanic. He also enjoyed crafts and fishing. Mr. Bracewell was preceded in death by his parents, wife: Judy Ann Sanders Bracewell, sisters: Ann Skaggs and Maxine Smith, and brothers: Lee Roy, Vernon, Eugene, and David Bracewell. He is survived by his sons: Max J. Bracewell, Jr. and wife Libby of Baytown and Michael J. Bracewell and wife Kimberly of Bandera, brothers: Buddy Bracewell of Dayton and Carl Bracewell, Jr. of Liberty, sisters: Dorothy Nugent of Liberty, Louise Quimby of Liberty, and Carolyn Maddox of Liberty, grandchildren: Katherine J. Bracewell, Fallon S. Sheffield, Brittany M. Deconge, and Lauren R. Bracewell, great-grandchildren: Sean Max Sheffield and Julius L. Simien, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.