Frances C. Bradshaw May 14, 1919 – July 22, 2010 Funeral services for Frances Curl Bradshaw, 91, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Brewton Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Kelly Maddox, Rev. Hardy Owens, Rev. Lamar Rabun and Rev. Allen Wiggins will officiate.
She passed away peacefully Thursday morning in Greer after several months of failing health.
Mrs. Bradshaw was born in Norristown, Ga., to Mary Ocella Neal Curl and Edgar Lee Curl. She was preceded in death by her husband, Custer B. Bradshaw; her sisters, Virginia Bray, Louise Clay and Omie Dell Colson; and by her brothers, Edward W. Curl, William C. Curl and Joseph D. Curl.
She was the oldest living member of Brewton Baptist Church. At her passing, she was also a member of the Clara Moye Sunday School Class and a devoted member of the Brewton Baptist Adult Choir.
Mrs. Bradshaw was a former member of Houston Avenue Christian Church in Macon, Ga., a member of Gethsemane United Methodist Senior Group in East Dublin, Ga., President of the Caring and Sharing Group at Jefferson Street Baptist Church and Day Care Director at Trinity Christian School for 10 years, both located in Dublin. She was also a caregiver to many people in the Laurens and Johnson County area for many years.
She was a devoted and loving Mother to her children and MaMa to her grandchildren. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Lenora (Bob) Knight of Stockbridge, Ga. and Debra (Dave) Barber of Savannah, Ga.; sons and daughters-in-law, William (Annette) Bradshaw of Greer and Ben (Jana) Bradshaw of Dublin; seven grandchildren, Kim (Chris) Bowles of McDonough, Ga., Kathy (Kevin) Thurman of Columbia, Angie (Bill) Donovan of Greer, Wesley Bradshaw of Greenville, Matthew Bradshaw and Stephen Bradshaw, both of Dublin, and Kelly (Eric) Santana of Naples, Fla.; eight great-grandchildren, Joshua Blake Bowles, Ryan Andrew Bowles, Mallory Michelle Bowles, Caroline Victoria Donovan, Ellison Clair Donovan, William Carson Donovan, Anslie Lauren Thurman and Eric Joseph Santana, and by several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be Mal Bray, Bill Curl, Mike Clay, Ed Curl, Jr., Don Bradshaw and Bobby Bradshaw.
The family will receive friends Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home in Dublin.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Brewton Baptist Church Building Fund, 475 South Peachtree Road, East Dublin, Ga., 31027-3360 or St. Andrews Christian Church, 6220 Thomaston Road, Macon, Ga., 31220-7701.
Online condolences can be made at www.townsendfuneralhome.com.
