Laurence Anthony (Tony) Bradley Sr.

Rev. Laurence Anthony “Tony” Bradley, Sr.

5 July 1941 - 28 January 2024

Laurence Anthony Bradley, Sr, (Tony Bradley) skipped church on Sunday, 28 January, and went straight to meet his Heavenly Father.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, 3 February 2024, at Lee Park Baptist Church, 2491 Morgan Mill Rd., Monroe, NC 28110, burial with Military honors will follow at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends and family from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday, 2 February 2024, at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112.

Tony was born at home to Lance Edward and Nannie Catoe Bradley in Kershaw, SC. The middle of three preacher’s sons, he played football and basketball while in high school and loved to sing. He graduated from Kershaw High School and Wingate University.

He served his country in the United States Air Force stationed in the Philippines at Clark AFB as an aircraft mechanic. It was there that he was “adopted” as an honorary son of the King Family who were also serving in the Air Force.

He married his wife Judy Horton on 19 July 1966 and together they raised four children and lived in NC, SC, LA, and TN. He gave his life to the Lord as a child and surrendered the call to preach as a young man. He was in the ministry for nearly 50 years. He pastored 3 churches and was on staff at two churches.

He was a professional painter, a substitute and lateral-entry teacher, a librarian, jack-of-all-trades, a fixer of anything that was broken, a story and joke-teller and he never met a stranger.

He was the best Pawpaw to 9 grandkids and 7 great-grands, a role he cherished.

Tony is survived by his wife of 57 years, Judy; son Laurence Anthony Bradley, Jr., daughter Laura Deese (Roger), son Lance Edwin Bradley, and daughter Donna Mariucci (Rob); grandchildren: Kristina Baucom, Kacey Deese, Alex Beauchamp, Keziah Ingram, Monica Pettaway, Michael Mariucci, Jonathan Mariucci, Jack Bradley, and Nicolas Mariucci; great-grands Kyan, Jaxson, Bennett, Jonas, Kadence, Elliot and Griffin; brother Joel Bradley (Joyce) and “adopted” siblings Rosemary, Michael and Patty; and many nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, his older brother Bill Bradley and brother-in-law Phil Mosley, and the parents who “adopted” him in the Philippines, “Mom and Dad” King (Mitty & Helen).

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Senior and Veterans ministries of Lee Park Baptist Church, 2491 Morgan Mill Rd., Monroe, NC 28110.

Online condolences may be made at www.gordonfuneralservice.com.

Gordon Funeral Service and Crematory, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112 is honored to be entrusted to care for the Bradley Family.