BRADFIELD OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== BRADFIELD, Joyce Orene OWSLEY 1926 - 1997 Joyce Orene Bradfield, 71, Clinton, formerly of the Blairstown community, died Saturday, December 27, 1997, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, at Consalus Chapel, Clinton. Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association of the American Heart Association in care of the funeral home. Mrs. Bradfield was born October 20, 1926, in Edwards, the daughter of James Elza and Sylvia L. Bybee Owsley. On July 4, 1942, in Huntingdale, she married William Bradfield, who preceded her in death June 3, 1994. Mrs. Bradfield was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton and the Women's Missionary Union Organization of the church. She is survived by two sons, J. W. Bradfield, Holden, and Mark Bradfield, Olathe, Kansas; two daughters, Beverly Joyce Mosley, Clinton, and Rita Ann Bradford, Creighton; three sisters, Pearl Owsley, Rich Hill, Oma Dickerson, Hermitage, and Betty Owsley, Springfield; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Eula Owsley and Eva Dickerson. BRADFIELD, Mefford Violet SHOEMAKER 1897 - 1982 Mefford Violet Bradfield was born on February 6, 1897 east of Clinton to Edward and Magnola Shoemaker. She passed away March 5, 1982 at St. Mary's Hospital of Blue Springs, Mo. at the age of 85 years after a long illness. Her entire life was spent in and near Clinton, Mo. until moving to Independence, Mo. in 1971. Survivors are a son, William A. Bradfield of Blairstown, Mo.; a daughter, Mrs. Effie Anna Smith of Oak Grove, Mo.; a sister Georgia Tope of Windsor, Mo.; 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Her husband, Arthur A. Bradfield, preceded her in death on April 2, 1962. A daughter, Virginia Springer, also preceded her in death on June 26, 1976. A sister, Belle Logan, and a brother Ferd Shoemaker, preceded her in death. She was a private music teacher for several years while living in Clinton. A former member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton, she later transferred her membership to the Mt. Washington Baptist Church of Independence, where she attended as long as her health permitted. Funeral services were held on Monday at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Sterling Elsbury officiating. Grandsons were pallbearers. Burial was in Englewood cemetery, Clinton, Mo. Scripture was her favorite Bible passages taken from Psalms, John 14, and Proverbs 31. The soloist, Maurice Clopton, sang "In the Garden", "Going Down The Valley" and "Beyond The Sunset", With Helen Shrout as organist. BRADFIELD, William Arthur 1921 - 1994 William Arthur Bradfield, 73, Blairstown, died Friday, June 3, 1994, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City - William Arthur Bradfield was born January 28, 1921, in Coal, the son of Arthur A. and Mefford Shoemaker Bradfield. William lived in Calhoun during his childhood and attended the George School. He was drafted in 1942 and served his country in the United States Army during World War II. William was married to Joyce Owsley on July 4, 1942, in Huntingdale and to this union four children were born; Beverly, Rita, J. W. and Mark. During his life, William was also blessed with nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Bradfield farmed from 1943 to 1955. The family moved to Blairstown in 1958 and William became a self-employed carpenter. This was his occupation until his retirement in 1983. Mr. Bradfield had accumulated several years of service on the town board in Blairstown. He was currently serving a term on this board. William was a Charter Member of the Blairstown Baptist Church. William liked gardening and woodworking. He enjoyed fishing and going out and sitting on the bank just watching nature. His evenings were spent sitting on the porch swing watching the hummingbirds and smelling the roses. Often during idle times, William would entertain the family with stories and experiences of his life and explain the way things were done in the good old days. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, of the home; two daughters, Beverly Mosley of Clinton and Rita Bradford of Creighton; two sons, J. W. Bradfield of Holden and Mark Bradfield of Olathe, Ks.; one sister, Effie Anna Smith of Oak Grove, nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father in 1962, his mother in 1982, and a sister, Virginia Springer, in 1976. Rev. Charles Hackett officiated at the 2 p.m. service on Monday, June 6, 1994, at Consalus Chapel in Chilhowee. Don Eaton, accompanied by Mary Ellen Jenkins, sang "In The Sweet By and By", and "Peace In The Valley". Pallbearers were Rick Mosley, Eric Mosley, Shawn Bradford, Randy Smith, Steve Smith and Ronnie Smith. Burial was in Englewood Cemetery in Clinton. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. 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