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| George Franklin Bradley 1 | |
| Birth: | 29 Apr 1876 |
| Death: | 30 Jun 1962 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | George Willis Bradley b. 13 Nov 1841 in Rutherford County,North Carolina |
| Mother: | Millie Ann Noblitt b. 17 Sep 1852 in Old Fort,McDowell County,North Carolina |
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| Residence: Forrest City,North Carolina 1 |
| Changed: 12 Nov 2002 23:36:10 |
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Individual:
July 4, 1962
Dear People:
Since there are many details that friends and relatives will be interested in, I am resorting to letters in duplicate to relate theevents of the past ten days.
My father's death was completely unexpected even through he did have a very extensive operations for cancer of the rectum and lower intestine. He was getting along fine - very little fluctuation in blood pressure,pulse; no lung congestion; only a moderate loss of blood; he was evenover the painful after-part of surgery. On the 4th day he became veryderanged; everyone said this was due to drugs and/or shock and it wouldpass. This condition became very intense, so much so that it tool twopeople to manage him. This existed about 48 hours before his death. Thedoctor could not account for his sudden death. The nurse was gettingready to go out for a cup of coffee when she heard him gasp and he wasgone - just that fast and easy. I still don't know the cause and I don'tbelieve the doctor does either. We assume he either exhausted himselfwith all the restlessness or he had a blood clot to the lung - there wasno evidence of one to the heart.
This, of course, was quite a shock to everyone, medical, and family, too. But as I thought about the future, it was not very bright. He couldnever have made the necessary adjustment to such an operation, even in hehad recovered, and this would have been so hard on my mother. Eventhough everyone told me his confused condition would improve, I am notsure it would have. I thought it was a poor sign that it began late. Irather expected it following the operation, but he came out of that clearas glass. And forever with us was the idea of the return of the diseasewith all its devastation and slow, painful decline. In view of all thesethings, I thing God was kind to him and to us. When I begin to grieveabout my personal separation, I think of this, and am comforted.
Since his death was at 3:30 Saturday morning, I decided I would have time to plan a Sunday funeral, for many reasons, but one was so the choircould sing. (Twenty-two came and they sang beautifully.) I was busyevery minute from 3:30 until 8:00 p.m. Saturday night, but by then, I hadeverything taken care of. I planned a service much like a memorialservice, but Mother did want Daddy's body taken to the church, so it was. I did not let any of the funeral flower arrangements go to the church. I had a design made out of all white flowers (mums and white roses) tocover the casket completely and fall gracefully over the sides. (This wasin two pieces so one could be on the lower half of casket at funeralhome.) Then at the head and the foot, I had a big white basket (thoseused at weddings) of matching flowers, plus gladioli. The florist is achildhood friend of mine, and she did all this with loving care and greatartistry.
Love,
Katherine Bradley Mouzon
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- Title: James William Bradley Family Scrapbook
Author: Beulah Arena Bradley (b 30 Jun 1917)
Jason.Pearce.net.
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