Sue Bradley Bentley

Sue Bradley Bentley passed from this life on Saturday morning, July 9th, 2016 at the age of 86. Preceded in death by her father William “Burley” Bradley and mother Elsie Overbey Bradley. Also preceded in death by brothers Ralph Overbey Bradley, Durward Glenn Bradley, Thelbert James Bradley, and sister Shirley Dell Bradley Weatherspoon. Sue is survived by her sister Wanda (John Thomas) Givens. Sue was also preceded in death by her husband of 65 years David H. Bentley, Jr., first born son, Phillip David, and grandson, Christopher Chase. She is also survived by her children, Mark (Lori) Bentley, Kathy Bentley Odom, Connie (Blaine) Clower, Mary Jane (Wayne) Estes, Nancy (Michael) Martin, Grandchildren, Casi, Brad, Jeremy, Hunter, Brandon, Meghan, Zach, Nick, Ben and Great-grandchildren, Kyle, Taylor, Dakota, Colton, Aidan, Ellie, Ansley, Addy Grace and soon a new addition, William “Jones” Odom. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Sue was born in Lyles on August 10th, 1929 but her family started out living with Grandpa Bradley on his farm on Cavendar’s Branch in northeast Hickman Co. Her father, Burley, purchased a farm on McAdoo Branch in the same general area and moved there after the birth of Sue’s sister, Shirley, sometime after December, 1934. As much as her husband David was a “Wrigley Boy” she was a true “farm girl”. She loved the farm and after her 3 older brothers left the farm she is said to have become “Burley’s best boy”. She graduated from Hickman County High School in 1947. Sue took great pride in some of the Hickman County High School basketball teams on which she played. In those days, there was no state tournament and the farthest a team could advance were the Regionals usually held in Lawrenceburg. Sue never lost her love for sports. She loved watching her grandchildren play but anytime you visited her house, there usually was a ballgame on – she loved women’s college and professional games – and especially her Lady Vols Basketball. For several years, she and David attended the SEC Womens’s Tournaments all over the southeast. Sue was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Sue helped raise 5 children of her own but was a mother to many. Some of her nieces and nephew lost their mothers at an early age and she admirably filled that place for them as well as mentoring many young mothers at church. Sue worked alongside David in the grocery store and was the keeper of information regarding the billings and new subscriptions for the Tennessean and Banner paper routes. She also shared a 600 paper Sunday route in which she and David took separate cars and started in different directions to provide those Sunday papers for most of Hickman County and get back in time for breakfast and get ready for Sunday School and Church. Sue’s faith and deep convictions regarding the Lord God and Jesus were shared with all. It will be a true blessing for her to be so quickly reunited with David, her husband of 65 years and now both of them will be in the presence of the The Lord God Almighty, creator of All. Visitation will be held at McDonald Funeral Home in Centerville, Tenn. on Wednesday, July 13th from 4:00 – 9:00 PM, Thursday, July 14th from 2:00 – 8:00 PM and Friday morning, July 15th 8:30 AM till the funeral at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens at 3288 Hwy 100 Centerville, Tn. 37033. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Avalon Hospice, American Cancer Society, Clearview Church of Christ, or Bellevue Church of Christ.

Sue Bradley Bentley

August 10, 1929 - July 9, 2016