Bobby C. Bradshaw
Graveside services for Bobby C. Bradshaw, 86, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Oak Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Bradshaw passed away at 12:35 a.m., Sunday, June 3, 2018 at his home.
He was born May 28, 1932, at Thayer, Missouri, to Dewey Bradshaw and Minnie Smith Bradshaw. Mr. Bradshaw was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy. He served from 1952 through 1956; during the Korean War he was on three carriers, the USS Hancock, Essex and Kearsarge. On May 23, 1981, he was married at West Plains, Missouri, to Loretta Spencer Robinson. Before his retirement, he worked at West Plains Bridge Company and RKL Construction. Bobby loved the outdoors, playing guitar and spending time with family.
He is survived by his wife, Loretta Bradshaw, of the family home; two daughters, Shelley Surface and husband, Mark, West Plains, Missouri and Carla McCary and husband, Micheal, West Plains, Missouri; one step-son, Roy Longnecker and wife, Lois, Hartsville, Tennessee; eight grandchildren, Ashley, Britney, Jacob, Jamie, Patrick, Chris, Alyx and R. J.; six great-grandchildren; two nieces; one nephew; and one great-nephew.
His father, Dewey Bradshaw, mother and step-father, Minnie and Homer Coldiron, one brother, Lewis Bradshaw and one infant sister, preceded him in death.
Visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hatfield Cemetery (also known as Meredith Cemetery) and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Connie Gibson
June 4, 2018 @ 11:12 am
Bob you will be missed so much. You have earned your wings now,so fly high. Love and miss you.
Donna Bird
June 4, 2018 @ 11:48 am
Loretta, I’m so sorry for your loss…our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this heartbreaking time.
Clark and Donna Bird
Amber(Cozort)Redburn
June 4, 2018 @ 4:31 pm
Shelley, Mark, Ashley, Britney and Family,
I want to extend my deepest sympathy to you and your family upon the loss of Bobby. I will keep all of you in my daily prayers/thoughts. May God comfort, encourage, and support all of you through this difficult time. May God bless all of you.
In Christian Love,
Amber(Cozort)Redburn
Patricia Spencer Lemieux
June 4, 2018 @ 5:36 pm
I am so sorry for your loss. I’ll be praying for you all. Love you lots.
Colleen Andrews
June 4, 2018 @ 9:30 pm
One of many memories I have of Bob is when Bob and Monna Ray was married. I was around 7 years old. I was very tendered headed. Mom would comb my hair and Bob would watch and laugh because I was crying. It would make me so mad! Lol I will miss you very much. Even though you and Monna Ray divorced I still called you my brother-n-law. Love you!
Teresa Eldringhoff Romans
June 11, 2018 @ 10:09 pm
Loretta, Shelly, Carla and families……….so very sorry to hear of Bob’s passing. My sympathies to you all at this sad time.
Shelley Surface
June 18, 2018 @ 11:49 am
Thank you all for the kind remarks in regards to dad!!! I know he is smiling down from Heaven at all the kind gestures that has been shown to our family. He was one of a kind, and is truly missed!! I love you dad