Edna Bradford

Edna E. (Close) Bradford, age 79 of Massillon, died Thursday, August 11, 2005 at her home. She was born on February 9, 1926 in Marietta, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Albert & Olive (Tidd) Close. She lived in the Massillon area for most of her life. Edna retired from Massillon Community Hospital where she was a supervisor. Edna was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, the Canal Fulton Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Daughters of the Nile, the White Shrine of Jerusalem and the Massillon Women’s Club. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Raymond Bradford, 5 brothers and 1 sister. She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia (Kenneth) Giltz of Perry Township, her son Timothy H. Bradford of Findlay, OH, 4 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, her sisters, Luella Robison of Baltimore, MD and Virginia Close of Marietta, OH Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 11:00 A.M. at Faith Lutheran Church with Rev. R. Langley Collins officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 1-4 P.M. Arnold-Lynch – A Golden Rule Funeral Home 330-833-4839 www.arnoldlynch.com