Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
5:18 pm Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Frances Marie Bradley Huckaba

Frances Marie Bradley Huckaba, age 85, Russellville, passed away March 13 at Russellville Hospital.

The visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 17 at Spry Memorial Chapel, with the funeral following at 1 p.m. in the chapel. Officiating will be Bro. Tommy James. Burial will be in Franklin Memory Gardens.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Huckaba; sons, Joe Bradley and Mack Huckaba; son-in-law, Roger Hovater; grandson, Michael Frederick; parents, Marion and Myrtle (Clemmons) Bradley; sisters, Lucille Nix, Cristeen Bates and Reetha Mae West; and brother, Willie Bradley.

She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter, Mary Ann Hovater; daughters-in-law, Carol Sue Frederick and Patricia Johnson; grandchildren, Joey Bradley, Joel Bradley and wife Scarlet, Andrea Hovater, Bethany Hovater, Farrah Frederick and Brian Johnson; great-granddaughter, Page Catherine Bradley (and her mother, Christine Vogel-Bradley); brother, Johnnie Bradley and wife Miriam); brother-in-law, Bill Huckaba and wife Betty; sister-in-law, Doris Bradley; and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff and residents of Terrace Manor Nursing Home for your love and friendship.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider making a donation to St. Jude’s Children Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.

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