Emma Lee Bradstreet-Lawrence

Emma Lee Finely Bradstreet-Lawrence, age 90, entered her heavenly home on November 23, 2017. She was a retired cook from Orleans Parish School Board. She leaves to cherish her precious memories her daughters, Mary (Royal Sr.) Milton and Patricia Young; sons Bernard and Vernell Bradstreet; 3 adopted kids, Ella Treece of Alabama, Thomas (Shirley), Jasmin; one godchild, Cortez Whitley; two sisters, Mary Finely-Branch, Veotria (Ellis) Johnson; one brother Larine (Gloria) Finely; 24 grandkids; 65 great-grandkids; 18 great-great-grandkids; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents Lou Coleman and Cicero Finely Sr.; her ex-husband Keno Bradstreet Sr.; her husband Welton Lawrence Sr.; daughter Arthemise; sons Keno Jr., and Leonard Bradstreet Sr.; as well as her late siblings: 4 sisters Lizzie Smith, Jany Finely-Banks, Leoly Finely-James, Odell Finely-Johnson; 3 brothers Cicero Jr, Vernell and Tommie Finely. Friends, Pastors, officers and members of St. Matthews Baptist Church, Rock of Ages Baptist and all neighboring churches, also employees of OPSB, JBSB, HERC, Accessibility community living, Our Lady of Wisdom, Walmart, State of Georgia, Piedmont Hospital of Atlanta, Quality Support, Pediatric, Health Choice, Louisiana Methodist and Lanier Parking are invited to attend the home going celebration on Friday, December 1, 2017, at 11 am, Israelite Baptist Church, 2100 Martin Luther King Blvd., New Orleans, La. Visitation from 9 am until the hour of service. Interment: Hall Grove Church Cemetery, Eva, La., on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 12pm. Services entrusted to Heritage Funeral Directors.