Edgar W. Bradberry

Edgar W. Bradberry, also known to friends and family as Brad, died unexpectedly at his home in Greenbrier, Arkansas on March 24, 2018 at the age of 74. Ed was born on November 6, 1943 in DeWitt, Arkansas. After high school he joined the United States Air Force and was stationed in Japan. Upon returning home he graduated from the State College of Arkansas with a focus on Education. He continued his education to become a school administrator. He had a long career and focused his work on rural schools in North Central Arkansas. Upon retiring he continued his work serving the Lax K'laams Band in British Columbia. Growing up in DeWitt, Ark., he learned to survey rice levees with his family. He took the work ethic learned from this experience and applied it to whatever he attempted to achieve. As a life-long educator and avid learner his desire to teach never diminished and was continued anew with his grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, Oather Green Bradberry and Celestia Henrietta Smith Bradberry, and his brother, Oather Junior Bradberry all of DeWiitt. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Sandra Roberts Bradberry; his twin sister, Edna Louise Partain (Marion) of Carlisle, Ark.; sister-in-law, Tabitha Bradberry; his children Dawna Rock (Bob) of Alpharetta, Ga., Ashley Lawrence (John) of Fayetteville, Ark., and Darcy Cross (Cory) of Greenbrier, Ark.; his grandchildren, Will Rock, Madison Lawrence, Ila Lawrence and Henry Cross; along with several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to the Arkansas Children's Hospital or Bethlehem Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Greenbrier. Funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will follow at Springhill Cemetery in Greenbrier, Ark. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/Greenbrier.