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Manuel Bradshaw

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Manuel Bradshaw, age 87, of Greenland, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Tuesday May 18, 2021. He was born November 9, 1933, to Gordon and Lena Stout Bradshaw in Hazel Valley, Ark. He wed our beautiful mother, Donna Lea Bond Bradshaw March 4, 1955. He is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Mary Beth Bradshaw Bishop. He owned and operated Bradshaw Construction Company for many years working for people in our local community. He also had a love for horses from an early age. He calf roped locally with friends in his younger years. He enjoyed Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred horse racing, owning and training them for many years. He passed down his love of horses to his children and grandchildren. He served in the U.S. Army, he enlisted on June 23, 1954, and was medically discharged on June 22, 1956. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Donna Lea Bond Bradshaw; one daughter, Pamela Beth Baldridge, and her husband, Gary, of Fayetteville; his son, Charles Bruce Bradshaw, and his wife, Donna, of Springdale; three brothers, Charles Bradshaw, and his wife, Mary Lou, of Greenland, Leon Bradshaw, and his wife, Alice, of Wesley, Ark., Gordon Bradshaw Jr. and his wife, Ruby, of Greenland, Ark. He and all of his brothers have been married to the same wonderful ladies all of their lives and he was very proud of that fact. He is also survived by his granddaughter, Ryan Bradshaw Croken, and her husband, Pete, of Fayetteville; and one great granddaughter, Ellis Pearl Croken, whom he adored. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Baptist Ford Community Church with burial to follow in Baptist Ford Cemetery under the direction of Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville. To place an online tribute, please visit www.bernafuneralhomes.com

Published May 19, 2021

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