Bette Huber Brasher

Bette Brasher, 92, of Knoxville TN, formerly of Jefferson City, TN, passed away on July 17, 2023. Bette Brasher did everything, and prided herself in doing everything well! She grew up on the family farm, which was flooded during the building of the Cherokee Dam in Jefferson City. She graduated from Carson Newman University, where she played basketball and tennis, and several instruments in the university band. Her various occupations included teaching band and piano lessons in Jefferson City after college; working for Wake Forest University in the Department of Music; and for the U.T. (Knoxville) Department of Transportation as Office Manager and Assistant to the Director, in which she lined up grants and projects for many departments and programs at UTK (including the first Child Car Seat Laws in TN). Pastimes included painting, gardening (in which she was one of the presidents of the Knoxville Garden Club), golfing (scoring two holes in one at Fox Den Country Club), sailing, attending and volunteering Erin Presbyterian Church, and was a doting and supportive mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was always encouraging of her daughter's intricate paper crafts and hearing her son perform trombone with his many ensembles. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Calvin R. Huber; second husband Maj. General Jack R. Brasher; daughter Amy R. Huber; mother and father, Nancy Livingstone and Harry G. Peck; sister, Mary Jane Peoples; and brother James Peck. She is survived by her children Angela H. Link and William P. Huber (Allison Kerr, partner); grandchildren Tara Hill (Brandon Hill, spouse), Emily Wade (Ryan Wade, spouse), and Andrew Link (Keera Link, spouse); great-grandchildren Ella Cook, William Wade, Emmett Hutchinson, and Ameera Link; step-son Colonel Joseph Winchester; sister and brother-in-law, Amy and Ray Torgerson; and brother and sister-in-law, Edwin and Jackie Peck. The Funeral Service will be at Erin Presbyterian Church on Saturday, July 29 at 1:00 p.m. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Edgewood Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Rose Funeral and Cremation- Mann on Kingston Pike. In lieu of flowers, please send any donations to Erin Presbyterian Church or the Beck Cultural Exchange Center. You are welcome to visit Bette’s tribute page and extend online condolences at rosefuneraltn.com.

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Bette Huber Brasher

February 14, 1931 - July 17, 2023