Carolyn Machen Bradley

January 9, 1940 - July 26, 2018

Mary Carolyn Machen Bradley of Elizabethton, TN. left her earthly home on July26,2018 and moved into paradise. She had courageously endured cancer and showed her family why GOD is the SOURCE of her strength. To the end Mama demonstrated grace, wisdom, and love to her family and friends. Her smile and hugs will be missed by all whom she encountered. The legacy she leaves to her children is GOD IS LOVE. She never met a stranger; her home was open to anyone in need of a friend. Carolyn loved her life with Bobby and the kids dearly. Her home continued play host to Sunday dinners after church where four generations dined together. She adored her great-grandchildren and spoiled them. She was a devoted member of Phillipi Missionary Baptist Church where she actively attended Sunday School, and participated in running the food pantry and the Melting Pot. She was employed by Pharmaseal and Eastman Chemical Company from which she retired. After retirement, she enjoyed traveling with her family. She was blessed with the opportunity to travel to Osaka, Japan on a mission trip. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alton Machen, Sr. and Sevella Machen, Husband, Robert L. Bradley, sons John and Gaylon, daughter Linda Sue, and brothers, Alton, Jr., and Billy Jack Machen. Those left to cherish her memory are son, Antony (Pamela) Bradley, Lathrup Village, MI, daughters, Margaret (Stan) Cannon, Kingsport, TN, Gwendolyn (Ronald) Smith, S. Robin (Wayne) Franklin, Johnson City, TN, Judy (William) Stover, Versailles, KY. Shannera (Lewis) Woodruff, Chattanooga, TN, brothers, Jerry (Linda) Machen, Steve (Peggy) Machen, Kingsport, TN., sisters, Ann (Charles) McConnell, Shirley (Carroll) Murphy, Barbara Ann Johnson, Susan Faulkner, and Sharon White. Brother-in-law Ray (Lizzie) Davis. Sister-in-laws, Wilhelmina Bradley, Billie Barkley, Joyce Machen, and Marion Machen, Grandchildren, Trina and Luther Mutts, Aubrayo Franklin, Neal (Hannah) Bradley, Justin (Rosa) Cannon, Jordan Cannon, Paige and Alison Franklin, Aaron Stover, Bradlee Ferguson, Amanda Davis, Braxton Gaitor, Amaris and Camden Bradley, Zamiyah Ball, Lily Woodruff, Marley, Kingston, and Kallon McConnell. Several special nieces and nephews. Special friends, Bertha Swepson, Linda Haynes, Gladys Gillespie, Amaya Watson, Brittney Gocher, and Sonya Price. The family will greet guests and share memories from 6-7 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Phillippi Missionary Baptist Church, 200 Horace Leftwich Lane, Elizabethton, TN. Services will follow with Rev. Joseph Holifield officiating. Interment at Happy Valley Memorial Park, Wednesday, August 1st at 11am. In lieu of flowers, send donations to Phillippi Baptist Food Pantry or Building Fund. The family will greet guests and share memories from 6-7 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at Phillippi Missionary Baptist Church, 200 Horace Leftwich Lane, Elizabethton,Tn. Services will follow with Rev. Joseph Holifield officiating. Interment at Happy Valley Memorial Park,Wednesday, August 1st at 11 am.