Edgar E. Bradford Jr.
March 7, 2010
Edgar E. Bradford Jr., 45, of Columbia, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Harold Butler officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Friday at the H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Columbia.
Edgar E. Bradford was born April 26, 1964 in Columbia, the son of Edgar E. Bradford Sr. and Delores Curren Bradford. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was a charter member of the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church. He was an organ donor.
He leaves to cherish his memory his parents Delores Bradford and Edgar E. Bradford Sr., both of Columbia, one son Robert Mundy of Columbia, four daughters Shayla Turner, Ericka Turner and Sheena Turner all of Columbia, and Kiara Bradford of Akron, Ohio, one brother Dwayne Windsor of Columbia, and two sisters Teresa Curtis of Columbia and Sylvia Bradford-Jackson of St. Louis, Mo, a host of other brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
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38 Responses to “Edgar E. Bradford Jr.”
Brad, we will miss you dearly. I will make sure that Kiara’s life is all that you wanted it to be. Maddie and Gordon as well. Although we were not still married , we still had a close connection, you always have and will hold a special place in my heart. God obviously had alternative plans for your life and as we know he knows best. We will be together again in heaven. So now your spirit is at rest and we don’t have to worry about you being stressed anymore. I love you Brad. and thank you for calling her 1 week before, so that she will always be able to say I talked to my dad before he went on to glory.
Star, Gordon, Maddison and Kiara
Thanking God for the life of our beloved son-n-law “Brad” and praying for you as you grieve your loss.
God is always with us in every circumstance…He is with you now, watching over you. May it bring you comfort knowing you are in His loving care. Praying that His presence will be your peace and strength.
” ‘The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms…’ ” Deuteronomy 33:27 KJV
Brad, the kids and i will miss you dearly, Thanks for being MY BESTFRIEND, MY BROTHER , MY SOULMATE AND THE GOD FATHER TO MY KIDS. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER. ATHOUGH YOU DIDNT GET TO SEE ZHANE PLAY BASKETBALL THIS YEAR.. WE WILL MAKE SURE SHE PICKS NUMBER 24 NEXT YEAR AND WEAR YOUR NUMBER WITH PRIDE.. .. NO MORE WORRIES NO MORE PAIN.. YOU HAVE GONE TO SEE THE KING.. LOVE YOU .. SAN
Eddie is what i called my brother until after his military time where he earned the nicknam Brad – half of his last name. I love my brother so much, he was the greatest! His spirit and candor of character was such a joy to entreat. If you knew him you had to love him, there was no other alternative. I just want to say to each of the lives that he touched – we certainly were blessed and continue to be blessed! He is no longer in pain, but gone on to GLORY! Let us rejoice in the Lord that we had the opportunity to have been within his company. Baby brother, I will always love you and will joy in our dance when I see you on the other side!
Brad you will truely be missed. I will miss our talks we had, your sense of humor, and your style of dress. You are in a better place, no more stress and no more tears. I know you will be watching over your family. Although you are gone, you will never be forgotten. We will see you in Kiara. I will continue to pray for your mom and family! Although this is a trying time, Lord I just ask that you strengthen the rest of us that are left behind…… I love you! Your Sister-n-law.
To the family I will truely miss him so.But his master replied,” Well done,good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.Come and share your master’s happiness! My condolences to you,a friend,and co-worker.
My condolences to the family of Brad Bradford, he was a great person to work with and a great co-worker. Brad always has a smile on his face every time I saw him. With all he has been through, he was a walking miracle. God had a hedge over his life, and only he knows they reason why Brad had to leave us so soon. However, this is only to let us know tomorrow is not promise to us. Moreover, that we must live a life that is pleasing, to our Almighty Father, which is Heaven. May God continue to give you peace and comfort while going through the storm of bereavement. He will be surely missed.
The Bradford Families
To The families Hold on to Gods unchanging hands
for only he can help you through that pain and sorrow
My thought and prayers are with you at this time
Barbara Gordon and family
To The Family of Edgar Bradford Jr.
He fought a good fight Eddie has finished the race, he kept the faith by Gods Grace he finished all that God had given him to do. There is a race for us all to run; and when we crossed the finish line, we’ll be with Christ, God’s son. Eddie you will be truely missed your sense of humor and your kind heart. Our hearts and prayers goes out to each and everyone.
The Hern Family, Bessie, Augustus Jr., Tonja (Hern) Rounds, Tina (Hern) Rice
We love and we miss u big brother you will always be in our hearts, We will never forget you.
Love,
Denisha J. Bradford
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Deshawn J. Bradford
To the Bradford Family with Deepest Sympathy. I will keep you in my prayers May God Bless You.
Katherine Cross & Family
My Brother,
Words cannot express the emptiness I felt when I was notified of your passing. I feel blessed to have crossed your path, and had the short time to spend with you on this earth. But our Father has prepared a better place for you and now you can do great things in heaven. You will sincerely be missed, but not forgotten!
To the family, as a friend of Edgar’s in the Armed Forces, I pray that God will keep and protect you during these trials. Know this from his people in Atlanta, he was loved and cherished!
Brad, you are not lost to memory or love, but but gone to our Father’s house above! Rest in peace my brother!
Semper Fi
Brad was a true friend and a sensitive young man. He never forgot a friend and stood with his friends through any and all trials. I will miss his laughter, his smiles and his wisdom. His struggles are over and he is finally “home” in peace. To his family and children, know that he was a great man who left a wonderful mark on many who knew him.
When I heard of Eddie’s passing, memories float in my head of when he use to come on McBaine and cut our grass and drink kool-aid. Memories of West Jr High School and attending church at Progressive and all the fun we would have. Eddie was a pleasure to know and he will surely be missed. To the Bradford family, he is in a better place and keep all your memories alive, because he will live in all of our hearts. See you later Eddie, we will miss you. God Bless.
Eddie, you were a great blessing to everyone who knew you.
I will miss your smile and your quiet ways. I pray that Jesus will keep you safe in his hands and that you are yet another angel sent to watch over us.
I love you, my nephew.
Aunt Faye
Dallas, Texas
Eddie you are greatly missed in my heart. I will always remember all the times we shared together growing up, playing in grandma’s backyard, climbing the tree in the front yard , singing in the choir at church and playing together while our mothers hung out. You always made me laugh, you kept me encouraged when times were hard, you were my cousin-brother. I know you are in heaven dancing and singing, we will meet again one day and oh what a day that will be.
I love you and miss you,
Lorinda Cockrell
Houston, Tx
TO THE FAMILY, May you be comforted by loving memories.
TENDERLY…may time heal your sorrow,
GENTLY…may friends ease your pain,
SOFTLY…may peace replace heartache, and may warmest memories remain.
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Lenny Christian
Maxine Thompkins
Danny Christian
My condolences goes out to the Bradford family. I will always remember Brad with a smile on his face. He will be sincerely missed. God had a better plan for him. He will no longer be in pain or stress but be in ultimate peace with God’s arms wrapped around him. My prayers and thoughts will be with you all.
I too had the pleasure of meeting and working with Brad while here in mortality on a regular basis and grew to appreciate and cherish his cheerful and buoyant outlook toward life. Although the news of his passing has caught us all by surprise, and we will miss him, may we honor his memory and his passion of life by growing closer to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and do all that we can to share and add our testimonies of His ministry. To the family and children our prayers and thoughts are with you and hereby remind you of the Lord’s promise which states: “I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up”.
Brad, although I have only known you for a short time, you will nevertheless be missed. GOD now has you in his Kingdom and you don’t have to suffer anymore. Until we meet again my brother.
John
We have great memories of Eddie, he ‘d be laughing hearing me call him that name, and giving me a crazy look!! May God be with the family during your time of grief. he’ll always be brother-inlaw to us!!
To my dearest family, some things I’d like to say…
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I’m writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there’s no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I’m out of sight.
Remember that I’m with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, “I welcome you.”
It’s good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they’ll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you’re part of my plan.
There’s so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man.
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day’s chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you….in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn’t understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o’er.
I’m closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I’d like it for you too…
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can help somebody who’s in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night……”My day was not in vain.”
And now I am contented….that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you’re walking down the street, and you’ve got me on your mind;
I’m walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it’s time for you to go…. from that body to be free,
remember you’re not going…..you’re coming here to me.
Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998-2010
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I pray as the days go by, God will grant you peace and comfort. Brad was a good person and will be missed by many. I will continue to pray your strength. God bless you all.
To Brad’s entire family and friends, my name is Yvette Thimas and Brad was my Supervisor when he worked for the Atlanta Housing Authority. Brad was an excellent supervisor, he was encouraging and motivating. He had a very good personality and his spirit was easy to like. I pray that you all are comforted in knowing that Brad made a difference in the lives of many people while he was in this world. God’s love be with you all.
P.S. Brad I know you are watching us from above. In my opinion, you left to soon and we will miss you. Stay in heaven and be at peace.
May the peace of the God that surpasses all understanding rest with each of you as you journey through this sorrow. My memories of Eddie go way back to the times when Teresa and I would be getting ready to go out and Eddie was bugging us (so we thought at the time)! Of course we were probably supposed to be watching him and because he wanted something we were bothered! Normal teenage stuff! Eddie was always easy going, even if we were not! I spent a lot of time with you all in my youth and my prayers are with you now. Eddie will be missed greatly but imagine the joy he is experiencing running down those heavenly streets of Gold! We all were blessed to have known him.
TO THE BRADFORD FAMILY WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY. I HAD NOT SEEN EDDIE IN YEARS BUT I REMEMBER HIM BEING THE BABY OF THE FAMILY. PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD AND HE WILL SEE YOU THROUGH
MAY HE REST IN PEACE
LINDA & MARVIN CLAY
STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
May God grant you Peace and Comfort.
I am so sorry for your loss. You are in our prayers.
Garrison and Tammy Starling
To the Bradford family:
Im so sorrry for your loss, Eddie was a Great guy and will be greatly missed.
Shameka, Delores, Teresa, Sylvia and Wayne from my family to yours, Our prayers are with each and everyone of you in this time of sorrow, We are so sorry for your loss and may the sincere concern of those who care help you through this difficult time.
Shontai Hoffman, Mija Hoffman, and Atonja (Toni) Hoffman-Rush
I send this message with deepest sympathy to the Curren and Bradford family on behalf of their dear loved one Eddie. He was such a fun, beautiful spirit that will be greatly missed. I believe that he is smiling at us while we celebrate his beautiful life. Thank you to Eddie’s mom and dad for sharing him with us. May God bless you all. Gina Johnson, Upland, CA
GOD B WITH U ALL Eventhough Brad and i were no longer married we still have a great friendship i remember when my mom passed he was there for me i do want to say that i do LOVE AND MISS U ALL Hang on in there! God”s Got u covered
Lillie
Dear Beloved Bradford Family,
On behalf of the Thrower family, I send our deepest sympathy to each of you.
Deloris, Eddie, Sr.,Tessy, Dwayne, and Syliva, word cannot express my feelings for your loss. May the Lord grant his peace to us all. Eddie Jr. was a wonderful young man. We were all blessed to have him in our lives.
Debra Thrower
I would like to express my condolences to the family of Eddie, my thoughts and prayers are with you all of you.
My deepest sympathy to the Bradford Family, May our Jehovah Shalom give you a blessed peace.
To The Bradford Family,
My sincerest condolences to your family. Let’s not consider this a passing but Brad’s homecoming to Heaven.
Brad and Star,
Thank you for opening up your home to me, without any hesitance, I truly appreciate it.
God Bless, and may Brad rest in peace.
DP
(Atlanta, GA)
I would like to express my condolences to the Bradford family and Star. I just found out about his passing today and words could not express how I felt. However, I know he is in a better place and no longer suffering. I met them in Atlanta (1998) and they were always a special part of my family.
May God Bless You All During this Time….Rest In Peace Brad!
Eddie I am once again in shock and disbelief. How can this happen, first my Son Tabari, then Charles daughter Crystal. Life is so out of order you all were to live a much longer life. However, I know the one area you all had in common is your sincere sensitivity to want to be loved and to be happy.
I believe with my heart that God took you home to be happy.
Until I see you in heaven enjoy hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa Curren (mama loved you so much) and of course my 29 year old baby Tabari.
Love you my nephew – Aunt Kaye