Sikeston Standard Democrat: Obituaries: Thomas Bradham (05/20/04)

BENTON - Thomas Leroy Bradham, 66, died May 18, 2004, at his home.

Born Sept. 6, 1937, in East Prairie, son of the late George Herbert and Rae Catherine Nunn Bradham, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a clerk at the Sikeston Post Office and member of the First Baptist Church in East Prairie, American Legion Post 114 in Sikeston and VFW Post 04294 in Charleston.

On June 5, 1956, in Corinth, Miss., he married Wilma J. Owens who survives of the home.

Other survivors include: three sons, Thomas A. Bradham of Grand Rivers, Ky., Kevin R. Bradham of Dexter and Kirk R. Bradham of Kiev, Ukraine; one daughter, Sandra I. Nelson of Benton; one brother, Charles H. Bradham of Alexander, Ark.; one sister, Emma Lou Overby of East Prairie; and five grandchildren.

Visitation is from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Funeral Home, where visitation will continue from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.

The Missouri Military Honor Guard will conduct military rites at graveside services at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Memorial contributions

may be sent to the

Missouri Veterans Home

2400 Veterans Memorial Dr. Cape Girardeau, MO 63701