Sharron R. (Davis) Bradbury

Sharron R. (Davis) Bradbury, 72, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at her residence, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with recent health issues. She was born June 21, 1940 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Forrest “Doc” and Evelyn Foster Davis. Sharron was married to Paul Dale Bradbury on March 30, 1972 and he survives her. She graduated from the Holzer School of Nursing in 1963 and retired from nursing after forty years of service at Holzer Medical Center. Sharron was a member of Chapel Hill Church of Christ, Gallipolis, Ohio and attended Grace Brethren Church in Brooksville, Florida. She devoted the majority of her time to her husband, children, and especially the grandkids. Sharron also enjoyed sewing, quilting and crafting. She donated many of her crafts to the church for baby baskets for those in need and also helped to make care packages for the soldiers overseas. Sharron enjoyed spending the winter months with her husband in Brooksville, Florida at Camper’s Holiday surrounded by many close friends and loved ones. Surviving are her husband, Paul Bradbury of Gallipolis; a daughter, Wendy (Bob) Lucas of Bidwell; two sons, Steven (Kim) Bradbury of Athens and Paul D. (Misty) Bradbury of Gallipolis; five granddaughters, Tayler and Allison Bradbury, Alyssa, Emma and Kara Lucas; three sisters, Louise Kiesling of Gallipolis, Patricia Haas of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and Diane Fowlkes of Huntsville, Alabama; several nieces and nephews including a special niece Ruth Kiesling of Columbus, Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother Tommy Joe Davis, a niece Bambi Kiesling and a nephew Bobby Kiesling. Services will 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 21, 2013 at the Willis Funeral Home with Minister Bill Meade officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday, June 20, 2013 from 6-8 p.m. Pallbearers will be Tyler Farber, Chris Ratliff, Steve Ratliff, Mark Dillon, Timothy Yeager, Nate Peifer, and Bill Kyle. Honorary pallbearers will be Gene Timms and Frank Bonin. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Sharron’s memory to Chapel Hill Church of