Patsy Bradley

Our dear mother, Patsy Jean Griswold Bradley, of Columbia, SC, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 in Concord, NC.

Patsy was born on November 30, 1941, in Rutherford County, North Carolina. She graduated from Charlotte Memorial Nursing School in 1963 and graciously devoted 45 years to caring for those in need as a Pediatrics Charge Nurse and as a nurse with Palmetto Health Eye Center. Her endearing words of wisdom upon her retirement were, “I wish for each of you the day when you can be where I am today, and I know you think that is a long time away…but not really. The years will truly fly away so stop and enjoy each day you are given.”

Patsy was a prayerful parishioner of St. Mark United Methodist Church for over 40 years and enjoyed participating in Christian Tour trips with her husband Gus. She possessed a wealth of talents but was a dedicated wife and mother first and foremost. She treasured her children and embraced every moment with them. She especially loved her role as grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, playing the piano, baking delicious pound cakes, singing in the choir, painting, needlepoint and knitting. She often spent her free time pottering about in her yard and nurturing her beautiful hydrangeas. She also loved people watching and always knew what was going on in the neighborhood; much of which was learned while leisurely rocking on her screened-in porch and sharing a glass of iced tea with a friend. She once reflected that one of her most treasured activities was sitting in her rocker holding hands with her husband. It’s comforting to know that they are together once again and are now holding hands in Heaven.

Patsy never met a stranger, was a talented and loving mother and grandmother and will truly be missed by her friends and family.

She is survived by her daughter, Patty (Joseph) Bradley-Bock; her son, Thomas Augustus (Tona) Bradley, Jr.; and her four beautiful grandchildren, Thomas Augustus Bradley, III, Melany Ann Bradley, Miriam Grace Bock, and Julia Elizabeth Bock; her two loving sisters, Joanne (Charlie) Lane and Freida (Danny) Pearce; sister-in-law, Anne Biggers; many nieces, nephews and other loving relatives and friends.

She was predeceased by her loving husband of 50 years, Thomas Augustus Bradley, Sr. and her parents, Clarence and Gladys Griswold.

Please join us in celebrating her life on Sunday, January 21, 2024. The family will greet friends from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM with a Celebration of Life to follow from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM at Temples Halloran Funeral Home, 5400 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29212.