Obituary of Evelyn Bradley

Graveside services for Evelyn Frances Phipps Bradley, 94, are scheduled for 10:00 am Saturday, May 14, at Belle Plaine Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Kansas under the direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton.   Mrs. Bradley passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 surrounded by family at Hospice of East Texas. She was born on January 19, 1917 to Ray Trevor Phipps and Eva Alice Overley Phipps.  She was born 7th of 8 children and grew up in Sumner County, Kansas.  Her parents had been married in the big house built by her maternal grandfather, Sanford Clark Overley, near Oxford, Kansas.   Her brothers were Merle, Melvin, William, Earle, and Julius.  Her sisters were Sarah and Audine. She married J.D. Bradley on May 23, 1949 and lived on a wheat farm in Sumner County. They had two children Deborah and James David.  Later they moved to Lufkin, Tx. in 1956 and eventually moved to Tyler, in the late 70's, where they owned two Baskin Robbins stores.  They were married for 48 years before Mr. Bradley's passing in 1997.  Mrs. Bradley was a Presbyterian, a homemaker, did bookkeeping for the family business, and taught piano lessons for many years.  She was preceded in death by her loving spouse J.D., and 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors include a son James David Bradley of Lindale; a daughter, Debi Williams, Arp; five grandchildren, Angela Nachman, Michael Williams, Jessica Freed, Ed James Williams, and Stephanie Nacole; ten great grandchildren, Colton, Hannah, Alexander, Evan, Tiffany, Darlene, Micah, April, Savannah, and John; and numerous nieces and nephews.