Death date: Apr 8, 2020
Wilma Maxine Bradford, age 85, of Powder Springs passed away April 8, 2020. Wilma was employed at Lockheed in Marietta for 30 years. She was a member of True Gospel Baptist Church in Austell. Wilma is preceded in death by her husb Read Obituary
I've known Wilma for 40+ years, originally through her brother, Rufus. For the past 10+ years she and Nancy Soden and I had dinner almost every Friday night. Afterwards, she and Nancy would work on a puzzle, and we’d watch RFD TV. They'd work on it steadily for sometimes a month or so, until they got it together, with frequent floor searches for missing pieces, amidst a lot of chatter and laughter. We also went to gospel sings and church plays. When we needed help, we asked, and it was given. We loved, depended on and respected each other, and complained to each other about the other one. In other words, we were a normal threesome of self-sufficient, independent women.
Nancy has gone to a nursing home in Iowa, and Wilma is with the Lord. My heart is broken for the loss of them. But I have my memories….
When I think of Sister Wilma, my memories when I first met
her in the early 70’s at
True Gospel Baptist Church…
such a sweet Lady who welcomed everyone.
Later in the 80’s and in the 90’s... we were at True Gospel together.
Tommy and I really got to know her.
She was so smart, so loving and so giving and a wonderful blessing!
She was always at church, very dedicated.
I asked her didn’t she sing in a group in the 70’s…and she said yes.
I thought I remembered her singing.
She was so sick around the time she was going to retired,
and God gave her many, many years.
She was a walking miracle.
The last couple of years, she told me she was having health issues
She truly was a wonderful, sweet blessing in our life.
She said Liz and Margaret were like her sisters.
Their families always seemed so close.
We as Christians can always believe and count on this scripture:
For we know if our earthly house of this tabernacle were
dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made
with hands, eternal in the heavens.
What a consolation!!
Good night to Sister Wilma, not good bye.
We will meet her again on that eternal day!
Love and prayers for her family she left behind.
Linda and Tommy Rice
Such a loving,caring,respectful lady, we aregoing to miss her dearly she also gave great hugs loved to give you a kiss no matter what. We miss you Sis. Wilma love hugs kisses. One day we will see each other again in heaven.
