Obituary - Jonathan Murray Bradford

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Bradford, J.M. "Buddy" 

MURCHISON - Services for J.M. "Buddy" Bradford, 82, Murchison, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Murchison with the Revs. Cliff Cooper and Tim Samples officiating.

Burial will be in Allen Cemetery under direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home, Athens.

Mr. Bradford died July 26, 2008, in Athens.

He was born Nov. 19, 1925, in San Antonio to the late Dr. Jonathan Murray and Myrtle Agnes Gwinn Bradford. He graduated from Baylor University in 1957 and was a petroleum engineer with Lone Star Gas/Enserch Exploration Inc. for 35 years. He lived in Murchison for 23 years and was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Ann Bradford, Murchison; son, Jon Bradford, Porterville, Calif.; daughters, Toni Bradford, Heath, and Mary Bradford, Emory; sister, Betty Egbert, Austin; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Family will receive friends 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

If desired, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Alliance of Northeast Texas, 211 Winchester Drive, Tyler, 75701-8847. 
Published in the Tyler Morning Telegraph on 7/28/2008