Roy Bradham

Francis LeRoy Bradham Sr. passed peacefully to heaven Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Memorial service: His life will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at Birchman Baptist Church, in the Ricker Conference Center, in Fort Worth. A time of visitation with family and friends in Conway, S.C., will be held 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at First Baptist Church in Conway. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Birchman Baptist Church Building Fund or Alpha-Omega Hospice, both in Fort Worth. Roy was born in Clarendon County, S.C., on April 11, 1927, to the late Marion Horry Bradham and Sally Gardner Bradham. After graduating from Edmonds High School in Sumter, S.C., in 1945, he served in the U.S. Army with the 7th Division, post-war occupation of Korea, until September 1947. He graduated from Clemson College in 1951. Roy married his childhood sweetheart, Eleanor Jane Kinney, in Sumter, S.C., on Aug. 26, 1949, and they celebrated their 65th anniversary Aug. 26, 2014. Roy had a career with Pepsi-Cola, serving as general manager of bottling companies in Kingstree, S.C., Anderson, S.C., and Conway, S.C. During his career with Pepsi he served as president of the South Carolina Soft Drink Association, president of South Carolina Pepsi Cola Bottlers Association and secretary of the Carolina Canners Inc. Roy also served on the Horry County Development Board, was a director of the Conway Chamber of Commerce for several years and was president of the Chamber of Commerce 1979-80. He served on the board of directors for the Horry County Shelter Home, was chairman of fundraising for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and served on the County Transportation Committee and the Horry County Assessment Appeals Board. Roy was honored as Field and Herald Man of the Year in Conway in 1982. Actively involved in Clemson's IPTAY program, Roy was named Horry County Clemson Club Tiger of the Year. Roy was an avid golfer and was a board member and past president of the Conway Golf Club. He was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Conway, S.C., and the Anglers Sunday School Class. He served as a deacon, chairman of deacons and chairman of the Finance Committee. After moving to Texas in 2010, Roy was a member of Birchman Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Roy was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Marion and Raymond Bradham; a sister, Sara Bradham Fazio; and a granddaughter, Morgan Bradham. Survivors: Wife, Eleanor; daughters, Becky Bradham of Duluth, Ga., and Beth Bradham Bowen and husband, Marcus, of Weatherford; sons, F.L. Bradham Jr. of Charlottesville, Va., and Dan H. Bradham and wife, Amy, of Waycross, Ga.; grandsons, Marcus Bowen, Forrest Bowen and wife, Jeddy, and Drew Bradham and wife, Kelly; granddaughters, Virginia Bowen, Claire Bradham and Grace Bradham; sister, Betty Rahn of Sumter, S.C.; brothers, Gilbert Bradham of Columbia, S.C., and Julian Bradham and wife, Leona, of Seneca, S.C.; sisters-in-law, Billie Bradham of Evans, Ga., and Carol Bradham of Ridgeland, S.C.; and brother-in-law, Martin Fazio of Lake Worth, Fla.