Clivia Laurence Bradley's Obituary
Clivia Laurence Bradley, age 90, of Newberry, Florida passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 at E. T. York Hospice Care Center in Gainesville, Florida. She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on June 28, 1927 to Mary and Martin Laurence. She moved to Swannanoa, North Carolina, and graduated from Swannanoa High School. She then moved to Winder, Georgia with her parents and later attended Western Carolina University at Cullowhee, North Carolina. In Winder, she worked at General Telephone. On July 22, 1950, she married Lyman L. (Bud) Bradley in Athens, Georgia. After marriage, Clivia and Bud moved to Orlando, Florida where she worked for Sears Catalog Department for 26 years, and then retired and moved to Gainesville and also Murphy, North Carolina.
Clivia is survived by her husband, Lyman Bud Bradley and daughter, Patricia B. Johnson and son-in-law, Dr. Robert Johnson of Gainesville.
A Graveside Service will be held Friday, April 6, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in Barrow Memorial Gardens in Winder, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations of remembrance be made to the American Heart Association, 3324 W. University Avenue, #128 Gainesville, FL 32607.
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