Viva Bradford

RISING FAWN — Viva Ovine Bradford, 94, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She was a member of New Salem United Methodist Church and was married to her loving husband for 69 years. They enjoyed being members of the Northwest Georgia Fox Hunters Association. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arvine Bradford; parents Ray and Georgia Hixson and sister Rena Mae Anderson. Survivors include her loving children and their spouses, Adena and Bob Ferrante, Shirley and Philip Cagle, Cathy and Roger Castleberry, Milton and Margaret Bradford, Wesley and Sharon Bradford, Ernie and Barbara Bradford, all of Rising Fawn, Ga.; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Jeanette Hartman and Clara Elizabeth Wilson, of Dunlap, Tenn.; brother Sam Hixson, Dunlap, Tenn.; nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 5, 2019, in the Trenton Chapel of Moore Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Curtis and Pastor Jodi Ihfe officiating. Interment will follow in Hawkins Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday 4 to 8 p.m. EDT; Sunday 1 to 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New Salem United Methodist Church or Hawkins Cemetery Fund. Funeral arrangements made by Moore Funeral Home, Trenton, GA