Jake Bradley of Claypool went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 12:29 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. He passed away surrounded by his family at the age of 75.
He was born on Sept. 28, 1943, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Phoebe Hyden Bradley and Jake Bradley Sr. On Nov. 27, 1968, he was married to Mary Lou Shepherd, who survives.
Jake was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 50 years and had worked for 38 years at Par-Kan Industries in Silver Lake as a welder.
He was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church of Kosciusko County in Claypool, and had a love of farming, hunting and being outdoors. Jake had an even greater love for God; his “Queen,” as he affectionately called his wife, Mary; and his girls and his grandchildren, whom he very much enjoyed teasing. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 50 years, Mary Lou Bradley, Claypool; three daughters: Lachelle (Matt) Alexander, Claypool; Susan (Bernard) Manns, Silver Lake; and Janelle (Daron) Norris, Mentone; and five grandchildren: Joshua, Seth, Elizabeth, Dawson and Jordan. Also surviving are three brothers: Frank Bradley, Prestonsburg; Jim (Sue) Bradley, Prestonsburg; and Loren (Ruby) Bradley, Silver Lake; and three sisters: Alvie Hackworth, David, Ky.; Phylis Bolen, Allen, Ky.; and Dorothy (Bethel) Bolen, Prestonsburg.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and two sisters.
Visitation will be at First Free Will Baptist Church of Kosciusko County, 58 W. 700 S., Claypool, from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29.
His funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, at the church, and officiated by Pastor Terry Bradford. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Lakeview Cemetery in Silver Lake.
Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.
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Memorials to Treasures for Troops, P.O. Box 43, Claypool, IN 46510.
