Rozel – Barbara J. Bradford, 72, died November 3, 2012 at home with her family by her side after a long battle of fighting cancer.

She was born July 17, 1940 in Hutchinson, the daughter of Thomas Virgil and Violet Marie Waggoner Murphy.

She was a 1958 graduate of Hutchinson High School. She married Clarence LeRoy Bradford on January 4, 1964, in Hutchinson, KS. She retired from Larned State Hospital as a Dietary Supervisor in 2003. Barbara was a member of the United Methodist Woman (UMW). 

Survivors include; her husband, Clarence LeRoy of the home; a son, Byron Bradford and wife Wimon, Peyton, Colorado, a daughter, Dina Gillett and husband Gary of Surprise, AZ., brothers, Michael Murphy, Hutchinson, and Ronald Murphy and wife Carol of Banning, California; four granddaughters, Courtlyn, Kaydee and Gyllian Robinson and Bein Bradford; one great grandson Adryel and one great granddaughter to come Annyston, and many nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers; Tom, Gary, Glenn, Melton, Jackie and James Murphy and one sister; Janice Strickler 

Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the United Methodist Church of Rozel with Pastor Bernice Ludlum presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Beckwith Mortuary Chapel, Larned. Burial will be in the Rozel Cemetery. 

Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church, Rozel, in care of the Beckwith Mortuary, P.O. Box 477, Larned, KS 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.