Mr. Joel G. Bradford

September 10, 1924 - December 22, 2018

Mr. Joel G. Bradford, age 94, passed on Saturday, December 22, 2018, in Sacramento, CA. He was born on September 10, 1924, in Washington, OK, to Joe and Ellen (Fisher) Bradford. Joel retired as a First Sargent in the U.S. Army and served in the Army Reserve until 1979. He later retired from Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, OK, as a Civil Electric Engineer. He had a passion for the Jerusalem Community in Washington, OK, where he grew up as a child. Joel enjoyed caring for the old community, Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Freedom Church, which is now a Museum; the Jerusalem Cemetery; the Jack Brown Pioneer Cemetery; and his family farm. Over the years Joel was very active in his Carverdale Community and surrounding neighborhoods in Oklahoma City. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Freedom Church in care of 1st United Bank of Durant Oklahoma, 74701.