Merle Bravick

Mr. Merle "Bud" Bravick, 76, of Newport, died Tuesday. Survivors: wife, Joyce (Reed) Bravick; one son, Eric Bravick; one daughter, Stacey Bravick; one brother, William "Bill" Bravick; one sister, Kathleen Vogt; four grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jackson's Newport Funeral Home Chapel Interment: Dowell's Chapel Cemetery. www.jacksonsfh.com.