Obituary of Willard Bradley

WEST COLUMBIA: Funeral service for Willard H. Bradley, 88, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2013, in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington, officiated by Pastor Gene Rowell. Interment will follow in Celestial Memorial Gardens with Full Military Honors. Serving as pallbearers will be Mr. Bradley's grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Bradley passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Born in Mayesville, SC, he was a son of the late Paul David Bradley and Katie Belle House Bradley. He was a longtime member of Gantt Street Baptist Church. Mr. Bradley retired from the U.S. Navy after 22 years of loyal service as Chief Petty Officer. He also was a retired police officer with the City of Columbia Police Department. He loved football and the Atlanta Braves. Survivors include: his loving wife of 63 years, Annie Jean Bradley of West Columbia; his son, Dick Bradley (Patti) of Douglasville, GA: daughter, Pamela Lindsey (Blake) of West Columbia; seven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Mr. Bradley was preceded in death by 4 brothers and 1 sister.