Evelyn Elaine Bradshaw

Evelyn Elaine (Osbourne) Bradshaw, 83, of Centerville, Tennessee, passed away on November 13, 2025. She was born on September 18, 1942, in Shaw, Mississippi to the late Jesse Dean Osbourne and Hattie Irene Osbourne. She was a member of Donelson First Baptist Church in Nashville, TN, and was well cared for by Heritage Church in Centerville, TN. She attended high school in Cleveland, MS, studied Secretarial Science at Draughons Junior College in Memphis, TN, and pursued her Real Estate license at Motlow Community College in Tullahoma, TN. She worked for the Tullahoma Housing Authority, beginning as a bookkeeper and secretary and advancing to Executive Director. She was recognized as Outstanding Person of the Year in the Professions by Tullahoma Business & Professional Women in April, 1986.
She concluded her career working for Morley Capital Management in Brentwood and Travelers Insurance in Nashville.
Evelyn is survived by her son, Keith Bradshaw, and seven grandchildren, Laura Evans, Claire Ryan, Kyle Bradshaw, Luke Bradshaw, Brandon Bradshaw, Jackson Bradshaw, and Dylan Bradshaw, as well as 15 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and three brothers, Fred Osbourne, Ray Osbourne, and Jesse Osbourne, Jr., she is preceded in death by her son, Craig Stephen Bradshaw.
Visitation will be held on November 17, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at McDonald Funeral Home in Centerville, TN. A graveside funeral service is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, located at 4758 New Manchester Hwy, Tullahoma, TN 37388, with Keith Bradshaw officiating.