Brotherton, Thomas Lee

Thomas Lee (Bud) Brotherton, 79, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Sunday night, September 20, 2009 in Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mr. Brotherton was born on March 21, 1930 in Pearisburg, Va., and was a son of the late Fred Sheffey Brotherton and Mary Woods Brotherton.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Lee Nester; one brother, Robert Sheffey Brotherton Sr.; and one nephew, John Michael Brotherton.

Mr. Brotherton was a Korean Marine Veteran, a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg, and member of the Giles Masonic Lodge # 106 A.F. & A.M. in Pearisburg and was a retired employee of Appalachian Power Company with 41 years service.

He is survived by one brother, James F. Brotherton and his wife, Margaret, of Pearisburg; one niece, Marilyn B. Kingrea and her husband, Jack, of Pearisburg; two nephews, Robert Sheffey (Robin) Brotherton, of Maybrook, Va., James F. Brotherton and his wife, Jana, of High Point, N.C.; three great-nephews and two great-nieces.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at 2 p.m. at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg with Dr. Brad Scott and Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating with entombment and a masonic service following in the Birchlawn Abbey in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.