Frances Bradley

Frances Cora (Culver) Bradley, 87, of Evansville, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 29, 2006. She was born May 13, 1919 in Corydon, Kentucky, the second of eight children of Fagan and Hannah Idell Culver. Frances was a registered nurse and graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in Evansville. She graduated in 1941 and worked as a staff nurse and private duty nurse at the hospital. In 1945 she married Robert Bradley whom she met through her nursing school friend and future sister-in-law Margaret Bradley (Fleming). She had a ten year career as an industrial nurse at General Electric in Mt. Vernon. In 1978 Frances began her most fulfilling job in nursing, which was with the Evansville Vanderburgh Health Department’s outreach program and visiting public nurse program. This included working as a visiting nurse for seven parochial schools. She retired from the Health Department in 1984 at the age of 65. Frances is survived by two daughters, Margaret Angermeier and husband, Ron and Jan Moore and husband, Steve all of Evansville; two sons, John Timothy Bradley and wife Sharon of Pickerington, Ohio and Mark Bradley and wife, Julie of Evansville. Frances is survived by three sisters: Ann Weigand, of Evansville, Lois Culver of Jonesville, N.C., and Alma Sue Culver of Owensboro, KY. Also surviving are two brothers, Carl Culver of Kingsport, TN and John Culver of Plainview, TX. There are 10 grandchildren: Spencer, Michael, Zachary Bradley and Jill Dinger; Amy and Andrew Bradley and Katie Watkins; Bradley and Luke Angermeier and Stephanie Maresh. Frances is also survived by 5 great-grandchildren and sisters-in-law Margaret Fleming and husband Maurice, Betty Keefe O’Neal and Sally Bradley and brother-in law, Louis Bradley and wife Ruth. Frances was preceded in death by her parents Fagan and Hannah Idell Culver and by Robert Bradley, her husband of 58 years in 2003; also her brother Amiel Culver in 1967 and sister Effie Garrett in 2005. Friends may visit with the family from 2:00 until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 2 at Pierre Funeral Home, 2601 W. Franklin Street. On Friday, November 3, there will be visitation at St. Agnes Catholic Church from 10:00 a.m. until time of the service, which will be a funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1600 Glendale Avenue, 47712 or to a favorite charity. Family and friends may leave condolences online at www.pierrefuneralhome.com

Frances Bradley

May 13, 1919 - October 29, 2006