Mr. Willie Ray Bradley

August 15, 1946 - November 8, 2018

Mr. Willie Ray Bradley, age 72 of Rockmart passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018. Mr. Bradley was born August 15, 1946 in Rockmart, son of the late Josh Bradley and the late Clora Mae Weaver Bradley. He was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during the Vietnam War. Ray was a member of the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church and was owner of Allsouth Substation Services, Inc. for 26 years. He was preceded in death by a brother, George Bradley. Survivors include his wife, Deliska “Dee” Bradley of Rockmart to whom he was married November 5, 1988; daughter, Susan Mills and her husband Jamie of Calhoun; two sons, Scott Bradley of Rome and Jaye Speaks of Canton; brother, Bobby Joe Bradley and his wife Joan of Rockmart; six grandchildren, Hayley Mills, A. J. (Tiffany) Mills, Sam Bradley, Carter Speaks, Nate Speaks and Lauren Speaks; four great-grandchildren; and beloved dog and companion, “Scooter”. Funeral services for Mr. Bradley will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Fisher, Rev. Billy Fricks and Dr. Phil May officiating. Eulogies will be given by Mr. Jaye Speaks and Mr. Doug Mullican. Mr. Bradley will lie in state at the church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral hour. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Kent Mathis, Don Norton, Dan Duff, Joe McCoy, Doug Mullican and Hal Floyd. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Circle L Men’s Group and any veterans. Interment services will be held on Monday, November 12, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the Georgia National Cemetery of Canton with Navy Honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening, November 9, 2018 between the hours of 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorial donations be made to the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 519, Silver Creek, GA 30173 in memory of Mr. Bradley. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mr. Willie Ray Bradley.