In Loving Memory of
Ruth Joann
Bradford (Elswick)
January 19, 1938 – November 17, 2024
Buffalo, MO
Obituary
Ruth Joann Bradford, aged 86, of Buffalo, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar.
Ruth was born on January 19, 1938 in Junction City, KY; the daughter of James Walter and Lillie Mae (Harris) Elswick.
She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Robert Bradford; their four children, Joyce Whitt of Buffalo, Missouri; Juanita (Clyde) Rael of Elizabeth, Colorado; Robert Bradford, Jr. of Buffalo, Missouri; and Kevin (Vivian) Bradford of Elizabeth, Colorado; one sister, Dalphna Claunch of Perryville, Kentucky; ten grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren, who affectionately called her “Gramma” and “Great Gramma.”
She is also survived by Carl (Shelly) Bradford of Marshall, Illinois; Glen Bradford of Libertyville, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.