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1927 - 2014 (87 years)| Name | Francis LeRoy “Roy” BRADHAM [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 11 Apr 1927 | Clarendon County, South Carolina  [8, 9] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Conway, South Carolina at death- he had additional grandchildren- Drew Bradham and wife Kelly, Claire Bradham and Grace Bradham- who are their parents? jkh FRANCIS LEROY BRADHAM SR. Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 6:00 am WEATHERFORD, Texas - Francis LeRoy Bradham Sr. passed peacefully to heaven on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 17 at Birchman Baptist Church in the Ricker Conference Center, Fort Worth, Texas. A time of visitation with family and friends in Conway will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 7 at First Baptist Church in Conway. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Birchman Baptist Church Building Fund or Alpha-Omega Hospice, both in Fort Worth. Roy was born on April 11, 1927, in Clarendon County, to the late Marion Horry Bradham and Sally Gardner Bradham. After graduating from Edmunds High School in Sumter in 1945, he served in the U.S. Army with the 7th Division post-war occupation of Korea until September 1947. He graduated from Clemson College in 1951. Roy married his childhood sweetheart, Eleanor Jane Kinney, on Aug. 26, 1949, in Sumter, and celebrated their 65th anniversary on Aug. 26, 2014. Roy had a career with Pepsi-Cola, serving as general manager of bottling companies in Kingstree, Anderson and Conway. During his career with Pepsi, he served as president of the S.C. Soft Drink Association, president of S.C. Pepsi-Cola Bottlers Association and secretary of Carolina Canners Inc. Roy also served on the Horry County Development Board; was a director of the Conway Chamber of Commerce for several years; and was president of the Chamber of Commerce 1979-80. He served on the board of directors for the Horry County Shelter Home; was chairman of fundraising for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts; served on the County Transportation Committee; and served on the Horry County Assessment Appeals Board. Roy was honored as field and herald man of the year in Conway in 1982. Actively involved in Clemson's IPTAY program, Roy was named Horry County Clemson Club Tiger of the Year. Roy was an avid golfer and was a board member and past president of the Conway Golf Club. He was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, Conway, and the Anglers Sunday School Class. He served as a deacon, chairman of deacons, and chairman of finance committee. After moving to Texas in 2010, Roy was a member of Birchman Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Roy was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Marion and Raymond Bradham; sister, Sara Bradham Fazio; and granddaughter, Morgan Bradham. Roy is survived by his wife, Eleanor; daughters, Becky Bradham of Duluth, Georgia, and Beth Bradham Bowen and husband, Marcus, of Weatherford; sons, F.L. Bradham Jr. of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Dan H. Bradham and wife, Amy, of Waycross, Georgia; grandsons, Marcus Bowen, Forrest Bowen and wife, Jeddy, and Drew Bradham and wife, Kelly; granddaughters, Virginia Bowen, Claire Bradham and Grace Bradham; sister, Betty Rahn of Sumter; brothers, Gilbert Bradham of Columbia and Julian Bradham and wife, Leona, of Seneca; sisters-in-law, Billie Bradham of Evans, Georgia, and Carol Bradham of Ridgeland; and brother-in-law, Martin Fazio of Lake Worth, Florida. White's Funeral Home of Weatherford is in charge of arrangements. [6, 8] | |
| MILI | He served in the U.S. Army with the 7th Division post-war occupation of Korea until September 1947. [8] | |
| _UID | 22E665760D68447E8FD6BBFED272133BCAF1 | |
| Death | 11 Sep 2014 | |
| Burial | 17 Oct 2014 | a memorial service was held at Birchman Baptist Church in the Ricker Conference Center, Fort Worth, Texas [8] |
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| Person ID | I117648 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 22 Sep 2024 | |
| Father | Marion Horry BRADHAM, Sr., b. 30 Apr 1901, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 18 Mar 1983, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 81 years) | |
| Mother | Sally/Sallie Virginia GARDNER, b. 6 Sep 1902, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 17 Feb 1975, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 72 years) | |
| _UID | 4F908E6BF1A7444391CA7D3B9AF2814F66C1 | |
| _UID | 4F908E6BF1A7444391CA7D3B9AF2814F66C1 | |
| Family ID | F19811 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Eleanor Jane KINNEY, b. 27 Nov 1927, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 11 Sep 2024 (Age 96 years) | |||||||||
| Marriage | 26 Aug 1949 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [8] |
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| Family ID | F81152 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||
| Last Modified | 22 Sep 2014 | |||||||||
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