Phyllis Hope Bradley

Phyllis Hope (Johnson) Bradley, 71, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Leon Bradley.Born on March 29, 1944 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Virginia (Weston) Johnson. Phyllis graduated Rogers High School in 1962 and left Newport to pursue a nursing career in Boston. That dream was cut short after meeting and marring her husband of 53 years. That union brought forth two children and five grandchildren and 3 great grands. Phyllis loved shopping, spending time with her family, and going about town with her husband and sisters. She was also very fond of working in her church on Wednesdays in our food pantry. She had a very deep love for her church and her Pastor. She will be missed by all, especially her husband, family and friends. Besides her husband, she is survived by her children, Leon C. Bradley, Jr. and Maria Martin of New Bedford, MA and Arlene Bradley of Malden, MA, her step-daughter Daria and her husband Bill Davison of Charlotte, NC, her granddaughters, Channel Tylerbest of Randolph, MA, Sade Andrews of Atlanta, GA, Aysha Bradley of New Bedford, MA, her grandsons Tristian Bradley of Swampscott, MA and Shane Bradley of New Bedford, MA, her siblings, Rosalie Weston of Middletown, RI, Clifford and Dianne Johnson of Portsmouth, RI, Virginia Lombard of Middletown, RI, William and Vale Johnson of Soffork, VA David Johnson, and Robert Johnson of New Bedford, MA, Gary and Joann Johnson of Middletown, RI, Wayne and Lee Johnson of Warwick, RI, Pamela Massey and Charlene Willingham of Middletown, RI, Cheryl and Larry Torrey of Chesapeake, VA, Kevin and Marie Johnson of West Wareham, MA and Dawn and Tommy Daniels of Chesapeake, VA, her in-laws, Bernard and Nora Bradley of Boston, MA, Irene Weston of Middletown, RI, Janice Johnson of New Bedford, MA, Judith Rosenthal of Middletown, RI, Dorothy Peoples of Charleston, WV and Shirley Bradley of Cross Lane, WV, her long life friend Doris White of Orlando, FL, her aunts Beatrice Link of Middletown, RI and Jane Weston of Boston, MA, her uncle William Johnson of San Diego, CA and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Arlene Johnson, William Weston, Gordon Johnson and Harold Weston.Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2015, from 10-11am in the Community Baptist Church, 50 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard, Newport, RI, followed by her service at 11am.Burial will be in Newport Memorial Park, Howland Avenue, Middletown. Cemetery Details Newport Memorial Park Vaucluse Avenue Middletown, RI, Visitation MAR 1. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Community Baptist Church 50 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard Newport, RI, US, 02840 Service MAR 1. 11:00 AM Community Baptist Church 50 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard Newport, RI, US, 02840