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Submitted: 3/1/13 • Approved: 3/1/13 • Last Updated: 3/4/13 • R840740-G840738-S3
William - Aug 28, 1921 - Aug 22, 2000
Joyce - Mar 14, 1924 - Feb 19, 2011
Married Nov 1, 1941
*Obituary (Joyce)
Fairfield Bay News
February 22, 2011
Joyce L. Bradford, age 86, of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011, at the Conway Regional Medical Center. Born in Shirley, Arkansas, on March 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late George Riley and Margaret E. (Caldwell) Towery.
Mrs. Bradford was a retired school teacher and a charter member of the Shirley Public School Association. She was also active in the Retired Teachers Association. Mrs. Bradford was a member of the Shirley Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William D. Bradford, Jr., who passed away on August 22, 2000, and also by her parents; two brothers, Talmadge Towery and Glen Towery; and three sisters, Opal Ham, Leon Smith, and Georgia Hall.
Mrs. Bradford is survived by one son, Michael Bradford and his wife, Nancy, of Selma, Texas; one daughter, Pam Berry and her husband, Jimmy, of Fairfield Bay; one brother, Jack Towery of Shirley; three sisters, Celeste Smith and Melba Tipton, both of Shirley, and Helen Ruth Ward of Sutherlin, Oregon; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mrs. Bradford is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Woodland Memorial Park Chapel from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Shirley Church of Christ at 11:00 a.m. with Larry Williams officiating, assisted by Paul Magee and Michael Bradford. Interment will follow in the Eglantine Cemetery. Chad Berry, Christian Bradford, Austin Bradford, Garrett Bradford, Kelly Clark, Jeff Hall, and Tommy Smith will serve as pallbearers.
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