Bradford Shelburn was born to Lora Harrison and Mamie Etta Runyan Shelburn on March 24, l918. His mother passed away in 1920 from the Spanish flu epidemic and his father remarried Sylvia Smith when Brad was five years old. She raised him as her son. He served as a Master Sergeant in the Army Air Corps during WW2. He married Rose Laughlin in 1944 and was the father of Linda Jolee (Reagan) and Peggy Sue (Hopper). Rose died in 1966 at the age of forty three. He later remarried, but is now interred next to Rose.
"He drew a circle that shut me out, Heretic, Rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win--we drew a circle that took him in"-Peg
"I have forgiven you, as the fragrance of a violet clings fast to the heel of the shoe that crushed it"-Lin
Dad, we thank you for the loving care you took of Mom when she was dying. No matter what, every spare moment you had, you were beside her and we will hold that in our hearts always. Thank you for the time that you loved us and gave us a magical childhood full of sweet memories that no one can take away. We choose to remember you, the way you were then. All our love, your girls
"He drew a circle that shut me out, Heretic, Rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win--we drew a circle that took him in"-Peg
"I have forgiven you, as the fragrance of a violet clings fast to the heel of the shoe that crushed it"-Lin
Dad, we thank you for the loving care you took of Mom when she was dying. No matter what, every spare moment you had, you were beside her and we will hold that in our hearts always. Thank you for the time that you loved us and gave us a magical childhood full of sweet memories that no one can take away. We choose to remember you, the way you were then. All our love, your girls
Bradford Shelburn was born to Lora Harrison and Mamie Etta Runyan Shelburn on March 24, l918. His mother passed away in 1920 from the Spanish flu epidemic and his father remarried Sylvia Smith when Brad was five years old. She raised him as her son. He served as a Master Sergeant in the Army Air Corps during WW2. He married Rose Laughlin in 1944 and was the father of Linda Jolee (Reagan) and Peggy Sue (Hopper). Rose died in 1966 at the age of forty three. He later remarried, but is now interred next to Rose.
"He drew a circle that shut me out, Heretic, Rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win--we drew a circle that took him in"-Peg
"I have forgiven you, as the fragrance of a violet clings fast to the heel of the shoe that crushed it"-Lin
Dad, we thank you for the loving care you took of Mom when she was dying. No matter what, every spare moment you had, you were beside her and we will hold that in our hearts always. Thank you for the time that you loved us and gave us a magical childhood full of sweet memories that no one can take away. We choose to remember you, the way you were then. All our love, your girls
"He drew a circle that shut me out, Heretic, Rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I had the wit to win--we drew a circle that took him in"-Peg
"I have forgiven you, as the fragrance of a violet clings fast to the heel of the shoe that crushed it"-Lin
Dad, we thank you for the loving care you took of Mom when she was dying. No matter what, every spare moment you had, you were beside her and we will hold that in our hearts always. Thank you for the time that you loved us and gave us a magical childhood full of sweet memories that no one can take away. We choose to remember you, the way you were then. All our love, your girls
