Gatra Bradshaw

Gatra Bradshaw, 80, of Greenway died Saturday, Nov. 1, at Murphy Health and Rehab Center in Piggott.

She was born March 23, 1923, in Lauderdale County in Tennessee, the daughter of the late Daniel Floyd and Dovie Lee Duggan Grady.

She was united in marriage to Otis Milton Watkins on March 23, 1941. He preceded her in death in 1990. She married M.A. Bradshaw on April 26, 1992.

She was preceded in death by three sons, Robert Watkins, Eugene Watkins and Jimmy Smith.

She is survived by her husband, M.A. Bradshaw of Greenway; one daughter, Janice Dixon of St. Louis; five grandchildren, Trissa Hollowell, Terry Watkins, Tony Watkins, Telisa Wilson and Tonya Watkins; eight great-grandchildren, Torrey Marshall, Larissa Graves, Michael Watkins, Hanna Watkins, Luke Watkins, Chloe Watkins, Justin Wilson and Taylor Wilson; two sisters, Virginia O'Neil of Memphis and Colette Satterfield of Birmingham, Ala.; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, in the Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Piggott with John Bradshaw officiating. Burial followed in New Hope Cemetery at Pollard.

Pallbearers were Tony Watkins, Terry Watkins, Ron Hollowell, David Smith, Joe Wilson, Michael Watkins and Earnest Reeder.

Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.