Marjorie "Polly" Bradley
September 1, 1928 ~ December 1, 2003
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Marjorie Pauline Pless “Polly” Bradley, 75, formerly of Garden Circle, Asheville, died Monday, December 1, 2003 in a local nursing home.
Mrs. Bradley was born in Asheville and was a daughter of the late Paul and Marjorie Duckett Pless. She was married to Virgil “Beacus” Bradley who died in 1994, and was also preceded in death by a brother, Joe Pless. She was retired from Bon Marche Department Store and was a member of the Shrine Ladies Auxiliary and of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Jack Bradley and his wife Debra of Arden and Stan Bradley and his wife Colleen of Asheville; four grandchildren, Hayden Bradley, Taylor Bradley, Mallory Bradley and Bryson Bradley; and four sisters, Sarah Helgesen of St. Petersburg, FL, and Martha Stakias, Margaret Keyes, and Rosemary Prigoff of Asheville.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Saturday at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Skipper Watwood officiating. Burial will be at Green Hills Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mark Fulmer, Butch Jones, Tom Duckett, Jack Herbert, Dusty Pless and Jim Stakias.
Her family will receive friends from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Friday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church van fund, 223 Hillside Street, Asheville, NC 28801, or to the Shrine Ladies Auxiliary, Land of the Sky Shrine Club, Jim’s Branch Road, Swannanoa, NC 28778.
KNEW HER FROM HER WORK. SHE WORK WITH MY COUSIN SHE WAS A VERY FINE PERSON GOD BE WITH HER ALWAYS JIMMY RICHARD MIKE AND Hendrick Motorsports teem
To the Family of Polly: she was a wonderful friendly person always she will be greatly missed. My heart and prayers go with you thru this time of grief… Peggy Turner Michael
so sorry, stan. you, jack and your family are certainly in my thoughts and prayers. God bless.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Polly will be greatlt missed by all who knew her, especially the Shrine Women as the Shrine Men missed Beacus.
Stan and Jack,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.
Jack and Stan, we’re so sorry. This is a sad time for you and your families – but the memories of the good times with your mom will help you get through it. We’re thinking of you all and Dago too.
With deepest sympathy. Mary Funderud
Dago, my thoughts and prayers are
with you and your family at this
sad time.
Know that our thoughts and prayers are with you.
yOU WILL BE MISSED, BUT I KNOW GOD HAS TAKEN YOU TO A BETTER PLACE WITH HIM. YOU HAVE ALWAYS HELD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOUR LOVE ONES . DOT KATTA
yOU WILL BE MISSED, BUT I KNOW GOD HAS TAKEN YOU TO A BETTER PLACE WITH HIM. YOU HAVE ALWAYS HELD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOUR LOVE ONES . DOT KATTA
We send our sympathy to all the family who loved Polly so much. May you remember all the happy times you shared with her.
We send our love and prayers to all the family and to anyone who knew and loved Polly as we did. We will never forget her laugh, always being ‘hot’, her loving ways, and her devotion to her family. We will miss her.
Polly’s Family and particularly Sadie, Marty, and Dago, Polly was always a joy to see and she seemed to enjoy visiting with the Class of 43. We know she was also very active with her Class of 47 too! It is always difficult to lose our loved ones and the only comfort comes from a real Faith in the Sovereignty of God and the manifested concern of caring friends. May God Be With You All! Zunita and Joe
Polly’s Sons, Sisters, and Family Members, Polly was one of the few people I have always considered a privilege to have as a friend. We started at Lee Edwards in 1944 and graduated together in 1947. We were in Eastern Star together. Growing up in West Asheville I knew her husband ‘Beacus’ mich longer. We are never ready when special people leave us. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to each of you and you are in my prayers. Mary
Dear Family of Polly Bradley (with special greetings to ‘Aunt Dago’),
I remember Polly as a happy, caring person, just the way she looks in the photo I could view on the website. Janice and I will always remember her as the one who helped us find our first place to stay as a married couple. I’m sure she touched many other lives in the way she touched ours.
May the Holy Spirit minister comfort to you all in these ‘holy days’ as you mark her passing.
Love & prayers from Steve & Janice Quakenbush
Amanda, Peter, Betsy & Daniel
Manila, Philippines
We will remember her for the good times we spent together!
We have fond memories of Polly. Our sympathy to the entire family.
My deepest condolences to the family of ‘Dear Sweet Polly’. I worked with her at Bon Marche’ a long time ago when I was 18 to 20 years old. My mother-in-law was MaryLee Connor who also worked with her. Polly always had a smile on her face and seemed to be laughing all of the time. May the Lord be with you all.
My condolences to Jack and Stan and all of Polly’s family. She was a sweet lady and I have good memories of her.
Dear Jack and family,
Sorry to hear about your Mother, I send my regards. I won’t be able to come up this weekend but I will see you later. Give my regards to the whole family and I will be back in touch.
Don
Dear Dago, Jack, Stan and Pless family:
I remember all the good times I’ve had with Dago, Polly & Beacus. Polly was a really special lady and friend.
Much Love,