Kenneth Wayne Bradley, age 78, of Wheelersburg went to be with his Lord 
December 13, 2011, at Concord Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was 
born August 27, 1933, in Olive Hill, Ky., to Lige and Ida (Johnson) 
Bradley. He worked as a barber in New Boston, Empire Detroit Steel, and 
then finally as a boiler operator for 25 years at the prison in 
Lucasville. He especially loved farming, raising Black Angus cattle, and
 enjoyed cars. Ken was a longtime member of Antioch Freewill Baptist 
Church.<br><br>He is survived by his wife Betty; one son Larry Bradley 
of Chillicothe; one brother, Sam (Anita) Bradley of Portsmouth; many 
nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clarence 
Bradley and a sister, Sylvia Conley.<br><br>Funeral services will be at 
1:00 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2011, at Wolfe-Nelson Funeral Home in 
Sciotoville with Pastor Rick Henderson officiating. Interment will 
follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Franklin Furnace with the James 
Dickey Post #23 providing Military honors. Friends may call Thursday 
from 4 - 7 p.m. and Friday one hour prior to the service at the funeral 
home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Heartland Hospice. 
Online condolences may be sent to WolfeNelsonFuneralHome.com.<br><br>Portsmouth Daily Times