Jerry B. Bradley, Sr.

Jerry Bernard Bradley, Sr., age 66, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011 at his residence. He retired after 38 years and 4 months from Charleston Hosiery Mill. He was a member of the Cleveland Masonic Lodge, Shriners, Scottish Rite, and was a Past Patron of Eastern Star. He was a member of First Baptist Church. He was a NASCAR fan and loved dogs. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hart Felton Bradley and Dorothy Lorene Rogers Bradley; and one brother, Donald Ray Bradley. Survivors include his wife Phyllis Bradley of Cleveland; one son Jerry Bradley (Donna) of Milledgeville, GA; two daughters, Charlotte Bradley and Tijuana Marsh, of Cleveland; sister in law, Martha Sue Bradley of Georgetown, TN; three grandchildren, Rebekah Marsh of Cleveland, Jonathon Bradley and Jordan Bradley, both of Milledgeville, GA; and two best friends, his dogs, Jackson and Earnhardt. Funeral services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Grissom Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Smith and Rev. Jerry Bradley, Jr. officiating. Interment will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Bill Fulbright, Jonathon Bradley, Jordan Bradley, Leroy Cooley, Rusty Lewis, Bobby Goins and Jerry Bain serving as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends Friday from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the funeral. To send an online condolence to the family, please visit www.grissomfh.net.