Glenda Grantham Bradley

Glenda Ree Grantham Bradley went to meet her Savior on September 5, 2024, surrounded by her family at Bethany House.  She was born October 14, 1924 in Red Level, Alabama, the second of six children of Grohner F. and Nettie Merrell Grantham.   She grew up during the Depression, the daughter of a farmer/Primitive Baptist Preacher.  She graduated Valedictorian of her class in 1942, and went to work at Eglin Field during WWII.  After the War, she attended API, graduating Phi Kappa Phi in 1948, with a degree in Home Economics.  Along the way, she met and married William Warner Bradley in June of 1948.  They were both slated to become teachers.  Glenda taught briefly at Auburn High School, then they both moved for teaching jobs to Pleasant Home, AL.  They taught there for about 18 months, had their first child, and returned to Auburn to farm the family land in 1952.  In Auburn they completed their family with 4 more children.  Then, as a single mom, Glenda went to work at Auburn University’s Poultry Science Department.  She obtained her Master’s Degree in Microbiology in 1966, and was chosen to oversee and operate Auburn’s first and only Electron Microscope.  She retired from A.U. after 27 years.  She was always active in her church and community, and was a positive influence on all who knew her.  She placed her trust in our Heavenly Father, who made her, redeemed her, sustained her, and carried her through almost 100 years of life.

She is preceded in death by her parents, 4 siblings, her youngest son, Frank, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.  She is survived by her sister, Anne Hugghins, daughters Beth (Pete) Landreth, Joan (Sonny) Moreman, son Bill (Susan) Bradley, and daughter Glen Jones.  Grandchildren are Sasha (Bill) Shallock, Kate (Caleb) Petty, Richard (Missy) Landreth, Hank (Susan) Moreman, Brad (Gina) Moreman, Sarah Elizabeth Moreman, Josie (Luke) Stamps, Warner (Andrea Johnson) Bradley, Anna (Dan Facklam) Bradley, Stephanie (Stacey) Shirey, Susan (Jamie) East, Jessica (Carlos) Talavera, Dianna Bradley, and Danika Bradley, plus 23 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.  She was looking forward to welcoming twin great-grandchildren, and a great-great grandson in December.

“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on…that they may rest from their labors for their deeds follow them.”  Revelation 14:13

Instead of flowers, donations to Lakeview Baptist Church’s Lottie Moon fund or Benevolence Fund would be greatly appreciated and would honor her commitment to God’s work on earth.