Elizabeth Louise Bradshaw

March 7, 1927 - May 1, 2018

Elizabeth Louise Bradshaw, age 91 of Louisiana, passed away Monday, May 1, 2018 at Lynn’s Heritage House in Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Collier Funeral Homes, Inc. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Clarksville. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 7:00pm on Friday at the funeral home. Elizabeth was born March 7, 1927 in Paynesville, MO, the daughter of Charles Alfred and Cora Louise Luckett Laird. She married William Wayne Bradshaw October 27, 1944. He preceded her in death January 3, 1999. Survivors include son Gary Dale Bradshaw (Kim Stoops) of Louisiana; daughters Coralyn Elaine Cerini (Howard) of Jefferson City, Cheryl L. Bradshaw (Troy Kingery) of Louisiana; grandchildren Jeremy Bradshaw, Nina Turner (Scott), Tina Bradshaw, Christine Acker (Marvin), Karla Duryea (Shayne), Gary Bradshaw (Stacey), Jason Bradshaw (Erica), and Matthew Bradshaw; 28 great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; sister Mary Helen Skirvin (Robert) of Eolia. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sons Ronnie and Charlie Bradshaw; daughter Linda Bradshaw who died at birth. Elizabeth lived in Pike County all of her life and attended Eolia School. She was a homemaker, a bookkeeper for Bradshaw Trucking, and was a member of Elmwood Presbyterian Church since 1961. She loved gardening, drag racing and watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball. Serving as pallbearers will be Gary Bradshaw II, Jeremy Bradshaw, Jason Bradshaw, Matthew Bradshaw, Brandon Moore and Justin Johnson. Honorary pallbearers will be her great grandsons. Memorials may be made to Pike County Hospice or Elmwood Presbyterian Church.