Taunton – V. Barbara Bradbury, a Taunton resident, passed away surrounded by her family on December 6, 2013 at the Taunton Nursing home following a brief illness. Barbara was the devoted wife of 63 years to George J. Bradbury. Born in Salsbury, MA, Mrs. Bradbury was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sadie (Lessard) Benoit, and graduated from Newburyport High School, where she began dating her high school sweetheart George. They later married in 1950. She moved to Taunton in 1979. Prior to living in Taunton, she lived in North Dighton for 29 years. Barbara was a member and also President of the Taunton Mothers Club, a cooking instructor at the Taunton Girls Club, taught CCD at St. Joseph’s Church in North Dighton, and most recently was a member of the Taunton AARP where she enjoyed attending meetings with her good friends. Her greatest joy in life was being a stay at home mother to her children. Later in life, she worked for Craven’s Catering, at BayBank and at the Taunton Federal Credit Union as a bank teller. She was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan, enjoyed knitting for her kids and grandkids, traveling and going out to eat with her husband, and loved winning a good game of Michigan Rummy. She also loved to bake and was well known for her brownies. Barbara was the loving mother of Mark Bradbury of Florida, Paul Bradbury and his wife Dorothy of New Hampshire and Jane White and her husband Stephen of North Dighton. She was also a devoted grandmother to six grandchildren: Sean Bradbury, Rachel Bradbury, Kerrin LeClair and her husband Ron, Jennifer Joubert and her husband Jonathan, Caitlyn Bradbury, and Christa Bradbury, as well as two great grandchildren, Casey Bradbury and Bradley LeClair. She was also a loving aunt to Suzanne and Peter Binette. Barbara was pre-deceased by her sister, Rita Binette. The Bradbury family would like to thank the Taunton Nursing Home for the compassion and great care that Mrs. Bradbury received while she resided there. Funeral services will be held privately for the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Taunton Nursing Home, 350 Norton Ave., Taunton, MA, 02780 or to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave, 7th Fl, New York, NY 10001.
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