Charles Archer Bradshaw
1878 - 1943 (64 years)-
Name Charles Archer Bradshaw Birth 10 Mar 1878 Highland Co., VA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Occupation insurance agent [2] Death 20 Feb 1943 Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV [2] Cause: coronary occlusion, disease of coronary vascular/gall bladder disease Burial 23 Feb 1943 Clover Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Monterey, Highland Co., VA [2] Person ID I26603 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 11 Jan 2020
Father Stephen Blaine Bradshaw, b. 15 Aug 1849, Highland Co., VA d. 24 Dec 1930, Stonewall District, Highland Co., VA (Age 81 years) Mother Mary Jane Dianah Graham, b. 11 Nov 1850, Highland Co., VA d. 17 Oct 1938, Highland Co., VA (Age 87 years) Marriage 14 Nov 1871 Highland Co., VA [3] Family ID F9858 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Martha "Mattie" Coles, b. 15 Jan 1875, Barton, Allegany Co., MD d. 13 May 1949, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV (Age 74 years) Marriage 17 Oct 1904 Washington, DC [4] Family ID F17251 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jan 2020
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Notes - The Highland Recorder, Monterey, VA, Friday, 5 Mar 1943, p. 1, col. E
C. A. BRADSHAW
Relatives and friends were shocked to learn of the sudden death of Charles Archer Bradshaw which occurred at his home, Oakhurst Ave., Bluefield W. Va., on Feb. 20, 1943.
He was superintending the planting of shrubs on the elevated lawn when a heart attack caused him to sink to the ground and he passed away before medical assistance could be summoned.
He was third son of Stephen B. and Dianna Bradshaw. He was bom on the Bradshaw farm Clover Creek, Highland county, March 10, 1878. On October 17, 1904 he was united in marriage to Martha Coles of Bluefield, W. Va.
He is survived by his widow and two sisters, Mrs. Lula E. Hicklin of Crab Orchard, W. Va., and Mrs Mary Jane Helms of Clover Creek, Va.
A short service was held at his home on Monday evening by his pastor, the Rev. Ramsey, D.D. pastor of the first Presbyterian church of Bluefield, W. Va. Services were also held at Clover Creek by Rev L. M. Moffett, pastor of the Presbyterian church at McDowell, Va., assisted by Rev. E. L. Hylton, of the Methodist church, McDowell.
In 1900 he entered Dunsmore Business College and completd [sic] the combined course. Upon graduation he was employed by Flat Top Insurance Agency as bookkeeper. He rose to the different higher positions of the company as the years went by and was elected President of the company in 1942.
He made annual trips back to his old home and enjoyed meeting with his old friends. He enjoyed hunting and relating the many stories of the hunt.
The pallbearers were from the Flat Top office. The entire office force attended the funeral. The beautiful flowers, a tribute from loving friends, attested the high esteem in which the deceased was held. Others attending the funeral from a distance were: Mrs. Rose Bradshaw and children, Janice and Charles Thomas of Bluefield, Randolph Bradshaw, U. Va., Charlottesville, Howard P. Hicklin, Lanig, W. Va., Mrs. Victoria Alexander, Mrs. Harry Coles, Mrs. Roy Thompson, Mrs. Bill Alexander, Mrs. Bill Dickie, Miss Frances Burket, all of Bluefield, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller of Lynchburg, Va., Lieut. Brand Whitlock of Ft. Worth, Texas.
- The Highland Recorder, Monterey, VA, Friday, 5 Mar 1943, p. 1, col. E
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