Mr. John Allen Brasfield, Jr., age 77 of Grand Valley Lakes in Saulsbury, TN, passed from this life on Monday, July 8, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis.
A native of Staten Island, NY, Allen was born Friday, August 1, 1941 to the late John Allen Brasfield, Sr., and the late Beverly Hunt Brasfield Leng. He lived in Germantown, TN for 20 years prior to moving to Hardeman County in 2001.
He was a real estate agent for 25 years, and had been working with Keller-Williams Realty since 2009. He was also a prior owner of The Buyer’s Agent Company. A veteran of the United States Army, he served from 1962 – 1966 and was stationed in both Korea and Germany. He was a member of Central Church in Collierville for more than 30 years, and was active in the Grand Valley Lakes Men’s Club.
His many interests included playing golf, listening to talk radio and jazz music, and helping his real estate clients with their needs. He loved teaching all the kids in his family how to snow ski, an activity he did not take up until in his 30’s, and at one time, he had a private pilot's license. Allen, who was and is greatly loved, will be remembered as a kind and generous man who enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Turner Brasfield, whom he married on May 20, 1989, of Grand Valley Lakes; his son, John Allen Brasfield, III and companion, Victoria Reed, of Cleveland, OH; his brother, J. Hunt Brasfield and wife, Julia, of Morehead City, NC; additional family, John Gasquet, of Rohnert Park, CA; three sisters-in-law, Barbara (Kent) McDaniel of Rossville, TN, Ronda (Larry) Hogan of Oakland, TN and Peggy Cochran of Rocky Mount, MO; a brother-in-law, David Turner of Saulsbury; an aunt, Shirley Chartrand of Scottsdale, AZ; 18 nieces and nephews, including Shannon Green; and 28 great nieces and great nephews.
Mr. Brasfield's family requests that all charitable contributions are sent to the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org/donate) in memory of his mother, Beverly Hunt Brasfield Leng.