R L BRADLEY, JR.

R L BRADLEY, JR. obituary, HARVEY, LA

R L BRADLEY, JR.

R L BRADLEY, JR. Obituary

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R. L. “Robert” “Mann” Bradley, Jr. departed this life at West Jefferson Medical Center on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the age of 63. He was a native of Copiah County, MS and a resident of Harvey, LA. R. L. was a 1982 graduate of West Jefferson High School. He was a retired grinder with Bollinger Shipyard and a former employee of Insulation Inc. and Blaine Kern Mardi Gras World. Loving father of Robert Lee Moses. Stepfather of Cassandra Moses and the late Lenard Moses. Grandfather of Reign Moses. Beloved son of Ora Lee Dixon-Bradley and the late R. L. “Rail” Bradley, Sr. Grandson of the late Tommie, Sr. and Francis Dixon, Leandrew and Lillie Bradley. Devoted brother of Willie, Roy, and Bernard Bradley, Lillie Bradley-Wilson, Mary Bradley, Cora Bradley, Latita Bradley (Castar) Evans, and Curticia Bradley. Uncle of the late Marzet Bradley. Brother-in-law of the late Bennie Lee Wilson and Arthur Phelps. R. L. is also survived by a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends of the family, also pastors, officers, and members of the Rock of Ages Baptist Church and all neighboring churches are invited to attend the Wake Service at Davis Mortuary Service, 6820 Westbank Expressway, Marrero, LA on Friday, July 25, 2025, from 6pm-8pm. Rev. Fred Frazier, officiating. Funeral Service will be held at Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home, 306 Depot Street, Utica, MS on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 1:00p.m. Visitation will begin at 12:00p.m. until service time. Interment: Little Zion Cemetery-Hermanville, MS. Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA; Assisted by Westhaven Memorial Funeral Home, Utica, MS. To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.davismortuaryservice.com.

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