William Clifton “Bones” Brasher, 69, of Florence, Mississippi, passed away on September 6, 2026, in Jackson, Mississippi. He was born March 30, 1957, in Bessemer, Alabama, to Fred Brasher and Doris Beane Brasher Belless.

Bones was an ironworker by trade and a Southern cowboy at heart. He spent most of his working life in construction as an ironworker, welder, and pipefitter, including work on high-rise buildings. When the physical demands of the trade became too much, he brought his years of hands-on experience into construction management. He spent the last part of his career with Imperium Construction Company, beginning there in 2020.

Outside of work, Bones was a Southern cowboy through and through. He loved animals and had a particular love for horses. He loved fishing, hunting, and planting flowers, and some of his favorite times were spent hunting with his grandchildren. His Facebook photos told the story pretty well: if they weren’t pictures of his family, chances were they were flowers he’d grown or fish he’d caught. Family, flowers, and fish were never far from his heart.

Bones also had a creative and gentle side that sometimes contrasted with his tough cowboy exterior. He wrote poetry, planted flowers, loved animals, and had a softness that those closest to him knew well.

Bones was stubborn as hell and independent to a fault—and anyone who knew him is probably smiling and nodding at that description. Asking for help wasn’t exactly his strong suit, but giving it was. He was a teacher of life skills, passing along the things you don’t necessarily learn from a book: how to work with your hands, fix what was broken, solve a problem, figure things out for yourself, and keep going when something got difficult.

Family wasn’t limited to blood for Bones. He treated people like they belonged, and when someone he cared about needed him, he showed up. He loved hard.

No one knew that love quite like his wife, Linda Faye Brasher. Linda was his whole world.

Babies seemed to be drawn to Bones, regardless of whose baby they were. Beneath that tough cowboy exterior was a tenderness children somehow recognized immediately. That was especially apparent when he became a grandfather. Bones was, simply put, the best grandfather. His many grandchildren and great-grandchildren were an enormous part of his life, and the lessons, stories, love, and life skills he gave them will continue long after him.

Bones is survived by his wife, Linda Faye Brasher; his five children, Tracy (Sean) Teat, Freddie (Kristina) Brasher, Michelle (Chris) Tobler, Tony (Beth) Brasher, and Starr Jernigan; and his four stepchildren, John (Vickie) Brown, Del (Robin) Lollar, Jason (Laura Tuttle) Brown, and Todd (Sandy) Brown.

He is also survived by Betty Brasher, wife of his late father, Fred Brasher; his siblings, Vickie (Clyde) Jones, Gidget (Bruce) Morrison, Deborah (Chris) Miller, Jeannie (Greg) Gardner, and James “Little Jim” (Dawn) Belless; his many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and more nieces and nephews than could possibly be counted.

Bones was preceded in death by his father, Fred Brasher; his mother, Doris Beane Brasher Belless; his stepfather, James Belless; and his little sister, Tracy.

And then there is the family that can’t be captured by a family tree—the friends, coworkers, neighbors, children who grew up around him, and countless others Bones welcomed into his life and treated as his own. His family was simply too large to fit neatly into a list.

A service to remember his life will be held on Friday September 11, 2026 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, MS beginning at 11:00 a.m. with visitation prior to the service from 10:00 a.m. to the 11:00 a.m. hour of service, with burial to follow on site at the Garden of Memories.

Because Linda is currently hospitalized and unable to attend the funeral, a celebration of Bones’s life will be held at a later date, when she is well enough to join their family and friends. Details will be announced when arrangements are made for this service.