Katherine Bradford

 

 

 

Service

Thursday, August 26, 2021

10:00 am

Strong Thorne Mortuary

1100 Coal Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

 

Katherine Webb Bradford (Babe) was born January 6, 1932, in Gonzales Texas, to Hamilton Webb and Jessie Webb Neals. She married Clyde Bradford on September 18, 1954, and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. She joined Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev A.K. Patterson and served under Rev. Troy Young, Rev. Joe Lewis, and Rev. V.L. Bobbs for over 40 years.  Katherine truly enjoyed working with the youth in the church, she taught Sunday School, served on the Missionary Board, and was Coordinator of Mt. Calvary Cowboys Basketball Team, Reverend Marshall Smith as the coach. She was one of the founders of the Busy Bees Charity Club through Mt. Calvary Baptist Church serving the community by providing help for those in need.

 

In her later years, she assisted in any way to support one of the last black churches in her community Morning Star.

 

She was the founder of Black Wisdom and Beauty Fashion and Talent Shows as a non-profit organization donating all profits to Bethlehem Baptist Church.  Her house was known as the “Drop-in Center” accepting many people in her home traveling through Albuquerque providing them with shelter and food.  She was always serving others, in addition to providing years of childcare services for teachers at Eugene Field Elementary School (the Johnsons, Greens, Olguins, and Mitchells). She worked 25 years at Presbyterian Hospital as a housekeeper and worked her way up to lead housekeeper, receiving many “Catch Me Awards” for going above and beyond her duties.  After retirement, she reopened her restaurant “Aunt Babes Kitchen”, once again, serving the people in her community.

 

She enjoyed getting all family members and friends in the neighborhood together after church for Sunday dinners and softball games. Her favorite things to do was cooking, watching westerns, making quilts, listening to gospel music, telling jokes.

 

Katherine’s spirit and legacy will be carried on by her children David Bradford, Roy Bradford, Chester Bradford, John Bradford, Gary Bradford, Kenneth Bradford, Karen Holmes, Marie Bradford, Tamecia Bradford, and Lisa Becknell; sister, Geneva Greathouse, 15 granddaughters, 14 grandsons, a host of great-grandchildren 6 Great great-grandchildren nieces, nephews, and cousins.

 

She was preceded in death by her husband Clyde Bradford, daughter; Kathy Y. Williams Bradford, mother Jessie Webb, father Hamilton Webb, sister, Dezel Harris, brothers Cleveland, Henry, Leroy, Hamilton Jr, Shotsy, Hodie, Julius, and Jas.

 

Daniels Family Funeral Services

3113 Carlisle Blvd NE

Albuquerque, NM 87110

505-884-1188