Brontya Monique Salter

Celebrating the Life of Brontya Monique Salter May 2, 1987 – July 26, 2025 "She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her..." — Proverbs 3:15 (NIV) A Life Well Lived On Saturday, July 26, 2025, the Master walked the hallway of Coastal Hospice and entered room 125A, where Brontya Monique Salter was slowly slipping away. He leaned over her bedside, whispered in her ear, and called her home. Doctors diagnosed Taya with Stage Four small intestinal cancer in 2023, and for two grueling years, she fought hard and put her trust in God. Despite numerous surgeries, extended hospital stays, an aggressive chemotherapy regimen, the disease was relentless—and in the end, it touched just about every part of her body. Brontya was born on May 2, 1987, at Peninsula General Hospital. She was the only child of Rhonda Salter and Joshua Isaiah Eure. She was educated in the Wicomico County public school system and graduated from Bennett High School in 2005. The next year, she decided to spread her wings and moved to Buffalo, New York, but returned to the Eastern Shore after surviving a near-death experience that left a bullet lodged in her back. No one was happier to have her back home than, Ms. Dorothy. She was Brontya’s sun, moon, and stars. She spoiled Taya growing up. When her grandmother died, Taya was recovering from a major marathon surgery at Johns Hopkins and couldn’t attend the funeral to honor the woman who practically raised her. She never fully recovered from the hole in her heart that it caused. In her early adulthood years, Brontya worked in the hospitality industry while building her career in the medical field. She met Keonté Bratten in 2009, and in 2012 they welcomed their first child, Keonté, Jr. She stayed the course and began working as a certified nursing assistant at Genesis Healthcare while attending nursing school at Wor-Wic Community College in 2015. At her pinning ceremony in 2017, she strutted across the stage beaming with pride—the first of many goals Taya would accomplish during her life. She embraced her calling to care for others, and when she went back to Genesis, she was officially “Nurse Salter in the building.“ During COVID, she crushed it as a traveling nurse in New York City and Houston, TX. She started a trucking business with her partner, welcomed her second son, Kharson, in 2020, and pursued her B.S.N. at Walden University, maintaining a 3.6 GPA until her passing. Congregation: She did THAT! A Woman of Strength Her grandmother Beverly nicknamed her “Skinny,” and she was one smart and tough cookie—a strong Black woman who carried the weight of the world on her back with grace, kindness and loyalty. Brontya married Keonté Bratten in March 2022. She loved and adored her sons. Even after her cancer diagnosis, she worked hard to give them the world. She instilled strong morals and values in her young kings. She made sure her children were stylish—after all, they got it from their Momma. But she also taught them how to be respectful of their elders and walk and speak like men. She was a God-fearing woman and had her family baptized at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church last year. She depended on her faith to push through hospital stays that would sometimes last for weeks. When the pain was intolerable, or she was anxious, she would walk outside to smell fresh air and listen to gospel music. Taya was ten toes down for her family and community. She helped organize the Fourth of July block party on the Westside and made sure little girls had their hair done for back to school. Congregation: She did THAT! Brontya loved to travel, and when she needed a break from life’s stress, heartache and grind, she traveled to Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Jamaica. Before her health declined, she and her G-mom Beverly visited Paris, France, last November and did an impromptu photoshoot in front of the Eiffel Tower. Congregation: She did THAT! “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” John 14: 1-3 (KJV) She Leaves to Cherish Her Memory Parents: Rhonda Salter (Ronald Morgan) of Salisbury; Joshua Isaiah Eure (Marise Eure) of New York, NY; Husband: Keonté Bratten of Salisbury; Children: Keonté Bratten, Jr. and Kharson Bratten of Salisbury; Stepchildren: Kaliyah, Karontez, KyShan, Kmora, and Kaniya; Siblings: Keyana and Ronald Morgan, Jr. of Salisbury and Sophia Eure of New York, NY Grandparents: Beverly Ann Harmon-Fahey of Rosedale, MD, Bishop James L. Eure, Jr. of Salisbury and Darlene Eure of Kansas City, MO; Aunts: Alice Ann Williams (Keith Williams), Tameka Eure, Nachela Striplet, Toi Smiley and Sherrie Russell-Bryant; Uncles: James Eure III, Leonard Eure, Jonathan Eure, Charles Washington, Albert Daniel, Freddie Hutley, Grant Salter and Abe Hutley In-laws: Jacquelyn Williams and Horace Bratten, Jr. (Mary Hird); Sisters-in-law: Sha’Mekia McCray, Rashana Bratten, Denisha Bratten and Tashia Bratten; Special Friends: Ashley Taylor, Chrishon White and Joy White; Caregiver: Deborah Thomas and a loving village of cousins, great-aunts, a great-uncle, co-workers, and close friends. Preceded in Death Her grandmother: Dorothy Salter; Four uncles: Brandon Smiley, Edward Hutley, Leevant Hutley and Reesie Hutley "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day..." — II Timothy 4:7–8 (KJV) The City of Salisbury has truly lost a rare gem. May her memory be a blessing to many, and her legacy inspire others to reach back and help someone make their dream a reality. Deeply Devastated, -The Family

Brontya Monique Salter

May 2, 1987 - July 26, 2025