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Grace Irene <I>Fuqua</I> Bradford

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Grace Irene Fuqua Bradford

Birth
Larned, Pawnee County, Kansas, USA
Death
23 Apr 1997 (aged 90)
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Rose Lawn, Section F
Memorial ID
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Topeka Capital-Journal, Friday, April 25, 1997, page 10C:
Grace I. Fuqua Bradford

Grace I Fuqua Bradford, 90, Topeka, died Wednesday, April 23, 1997, at a Topeka nursing home.
Mrs. Bradford and her sister operated a nursing home in Topeka for 40 years before she retired in 1979.
She was born Aug. 16, 1906, in Larned, the son (sic) of Walter and Sarah Adeline Phillips Fuqua. She had lived in Topeka since 1910.

Mrs. Bradford was a 60-year member of First Presbyterian Church in Topeka and a member of the Annie Adams-Baird Missionary Society at the church. She also was a member of the Retired Business and Professional Women's Club.

She married William Allen Bradford on Aug. 3, 1929, in Topeka. He died Oct. 22, 1956.
Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Harrison and Gwen Huey, both of Topeka; a son, William C. Bradford, Topeka; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Mount Hope Mausoleum Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Bradford will lie in state after 11 a.m. Sunday at the Parker-Price Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 5375 S.W. 7th, Topeka, 66606.
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Home in 1930: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
William Fukua 64
Sahar Fukua 52
Pearl Fukua 25
Bennie W Fukua 11
Grace Bradford, 23, a saleslady in a department store
Edward A Meisner, 26, a roomer

I found this information about her husband:
William Allen Bradford
in the Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
Name: William Allen Bradford
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Date: Oct 1956
Death Place: Orange, Florida, United States
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and this:
William A. Bradford
in the Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Name: William A. Bradford
Gender: Male
Death Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1902
Residence Place: 138 E. Concord Ave.
Death Date: Abt 1956
Obituary Date: 24 Oct 1956
Obituary Place: Orlando, Florida, United States of America
Mother: C. 0 .
Child: Shirley Harrison
Gwen Huey
William Bradford
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and this:
William Allen Bradford
in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: William Allen Bradford
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 39
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 6 Aug 1902
Birth Place: Perry, Kansas, USA
Residence Place: Topeka, Kansas, USA
Registration Date: 11 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Kansas, USA
Employer: W A L Thompson Hdwe Co
Weight: 135
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Grace Irene Bradford
Topeka Capital-Journal, Friday, April 25, 1997, page 10C:
Grace I. Fuqua Bradford

Grace I Fuqua Bradford, 90, Topeka, died Wednesday, April 23, 1997, at a Topeka nursing home.
Mrs. Bradford and her sister operated a nursing home in Topeka for 40 years before she retired in 1979.
She was born Aug. 16, 1906, in Larned, the son (sic) of Walter and Sarah Adeline Phillips Fuqua. She had lived in Topeka since 1910.

Mrs. Bradford was a 60-year member of First Presbyterian Church in Topeka and a member of the Annie Adams-Baird Missionary Society at the church. She also was a member of the Retired Business and Professional Women's Club.

She married William Allen Bradford on Aug. 3, 1929, in Topeka. He died Oct. 22, 1956.
Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Harrison and Gwen Huey, both of Topeka; a son, William C. Bradford, Topeka; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Mount Hope Mausoleum Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Bradford will lie in state after 11 a.m. Sunday at the Parker-Price Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 5375 S.W. 7th, Topeka, 66606.
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Home in 1930: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
William Fukua 64
Sahar Fukua 52
Pearl Fukua 25
Bennie W Fukua 11
Grace Bradford, 23, a saleslady in a department store
Edward A Meisner, 26, a roomer

I found this information about her husband:
William Allen Bradford
in the Florida Death Index, 1877-1998
Name: William Allen Bradford
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Date: Oct 1956
Death Place: Orange, Florida, United States
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and this:
William A. Bradford
in the Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
Name: William A. Bradford
Gender: Male
Death Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1902
Residence Place: 138 E. Concord Ave.
Death Date: Abt 1956
Obituary Date: 24 Oct 1956
Obituary Place: Orlando, Florida, United States of America
Mother: C. 0 .
Child: Shirley Harrison
Gwen Huey
William Bradford
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and this:
William Allen Bradford
in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: William Allen Bradford
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 39
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 6 Aug 1902
Birth Place: Perry, Kansas, USA
Residence Place: Topeka, Kansas, USA
Registration Date: 11 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Kansas, USA
Employer: W A L Thompson Hdwe Co
Weight: 135
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 10
Next of Kin: Grace Irene Bradford


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