God gave Charlotte Maxine Cotton Bradley almost 92 years in her earthly pilgrimage. She returned to her Creator from Sanctuary Hospice House on Saturday, August 22, 2026 after a period of declining health. She was 91 years old. Born in Latham, TN on September 25, 1934 to the late Ellis Cotton and Mary Nell Groggan Cotton, she grew up there and graduated from Dresden High School. She met Harold Bradley from the same area and they married in Dresden on October 21, 1955, a marriage of 63 years until his death on March 23, 2018. Charlotte was a Southern lady committed to the well-being of her family and the kingdom of God through her faithfulness in the Church of Christ. She loved raising her children, collecting tea cups and loyally following Days of Our Lives on TV. She worked over 30 years for Sears, Roebuck and Company where she sold appliances and took phone orders in the days before internet. She and Harold settled in Tupelo in 1964 moving from Booneville. She loved traveling and attending faithfully the West Main St. Church of Christ. Her favorite saying was “there’s a place for everything and everything in its place.” Her long life was a gift from God to her family and many friends.
A Life Celebration service will take place at 11:30 AM Monday, August 24, 2026 in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo with Minister Chuck Tharp officiating. Private burial will follow in Lee Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at 10:30 Monday and continue until service time. For those unable to attend, the service may be viewed at hollandfuneraldirectors.com/Live-streaming at 11:30 am Monday.
Ms. Charlotte is survived by her children: Nina Kay Bradley Martin (James “Bud” Martin) of Ridgeland, Ms. Paula Bradley Turner (Freddie) of Tupelo and son, Paul Bradley of Tupelo; her grandchildren, Callie Martin Leader, James Bradley Martin, Ashton Elizabeth Martin Bloomingburg, Mary Allyson Garrett, Chip Turner, and Christen Turner Tucker; her great-grandchildren, James, Willa, Peter, Lily, Daisy, Braxton, Elli, Grayson, Eliza Lea, Cal, Sadie, and Sawyer and their families; a brother, Dannie Joe Cotton (Wanda). She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Harold, and son, Scott Bradley.
Pallbearers will be Bud Martin, Bradley Martin, Chip Turner, Braxton Garrett, Tyler Tucker and John David Garrett.
The family request memorials be made to Sanctuary Hospice House, P. O. Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803. Condolences may be posted on Charlotte’s memorial page at hollandfuneraldirectors.com.
