Donald Bradley

Donald J. Bradley, age 80, of Lincoln Pines Resort, Gowen, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids. The son of Doc & Ruth B. (Hunt) Bradley, he was born on July 18, 1929 in Greenville. On June 20, 1952, at the Greenville Free Methodist Church, he was united in marriage to Falice A. Faye Tefft by her father, the Rev. H.O. Tefft. Together they raised two children while Don worked as a carpenter and building contractor. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and enjoyed volunteering for various projects at the church. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife of almost 58 years, Faye Bradley; their children, Douglas Jay (Vicki Lynne) Bradley of Greenville, and Gloria Ann (Kurt Jon) Bradley- Coon of Belding; two sisters, Dorothy I. Barber and Linda L. (James) Burgess, all of Greenville; three brothers, Harold W. Bradley of Davenport, Florida, James E. Bradley of Haines City, Florida, and Robert E. (Gerry) Bradley of Land of Lakes, Florida; five grandchildren, Angela Ann W. (Matt) Sansoterra, Daniel James (Amy) Bradley, Richard John (Missy) Marckini III, Jami Sarah (Tom) Marckini-Norton, and Kevin Joseph (Valerie) Coon; two step-grandsons, Eric Snyder and Brent Snyder; 12 great grandchildren with the 13th on the way; five step-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church, 12501 Montcalm Avenue N.E. (Countyline Road), Greenville, where the family will receive relatives and friends from 11:00 a.m. until time of services. The Rev. R. Mark Shaw will officiate and burial will follow at Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Belding. The Christiansen Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Greenville, is serving the family. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Donald Bradley, please visit our flower store.