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Edwin Garland Campbell Bradberry

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Edwin Garland Campbell Bradberry, 82, of Fayetteville, also known as "Brad" to many of his friends, passed away on June 16, 2014, at his home in Fayetteville. He was born on Aug. 5, 1931, in Crossett, Ark., and grew up in nearby Monticello. He was a devoted resident of Fayetteville, Ark., and a part-time resident of Manhattan and Fire Island, N.Y. Brad married Karlee Ruth Bown on Sept. 2, 1952, in Houston, Texas, where they were both students at Rice University. Brad and Karlee enjoyed over 60 years of marriage and raised five children together. He is survived by his wife, Karlee; his five children and their spouses, Robert (Deborah) Bradberry of Brentwood, Ark., Rebecca (Robert) Moody of Birmingham, Ala., Karolyn (Frederick) Woolverton of Fayetteville, Ark., William (Shirley) Bradberry of Colorado Springs, Colo., and John (Hope) Bradberry of Fayetteville, Ark.; his sister, Elizabeth Brasher of Hot Springs, Ark.; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family would also like to express their love and gratitude to Aaron Binkley for his devoted care and support. During his long and remarkably productive life, he was vice chairman of the UAMS Foundation Fund Board; charter member of the Northwest Arkansas Business Council; charter member of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority; vice chairman of the Board of Lion Oil Company for 10 years; charter member of the Sam Walton College of Business Advisory Board; member of the Advisory Board of the University of Arkansas; member of the Advisory Board of the Jones Eye Institute; member of the New York City and Fayetteville, Ark., Advisory Board of The Village Institute for Psychotherapy; president and CEO of B&B Resources Inc. for 45 years; founder, president and CEO of Continental Ozark Inc. for 17 years; and numerous other executive and board positions. In addition, he was a generous philanthropist who contributed to many diverse charitable causes. He endowed a chair at the University of Arkansas; donated the Peace Fountain to the city of Fayetteville; donated sculptures to the Fayetteville Library and to Washington Regional Hospital; endowed scholarships at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville; donated the Bradberry amphitheater to The Walton Arts Center; founded the Bradberry Family Foundation that received regional honors; was a founding member of the Manhattan Marymount Writing Center (now Hunter College of the city of New York); and gave generously to numerous and local charities throughout his business career and years of retirement. Due to his recent illness, he was unable to attend the planned dedication on June 13 of his gift of ROSA (Robotized Stereotactic Assistant), state of the art surgical equipment for the Center for Robotic Neurosurgery at UAMS Medical Center. To his family, he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and a true leader, always available to his children and grandchildren with wisdom, guidance and counsel. His advice and counsel were indispensable; his love of his wife and children were unsurpassed, and both his love and extraordinary stewardship of the family will be deeply missed. Funeral service will be held at noon Thursday June 19, 2014, at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, under the direction of Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 1190, Fayetteville, AR 72702; or Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, AR 72762. To place an online tribute, visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.

Published June 18, 2014

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