Phillip Arnold Bradford, age 77 of Jonesboro, ascended from his Earthly home to his Heavenly home on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.  Phillip is a 1966 graduate of Jonesboro-Hodge High School.  He retired from the Hodge paper mill after 35 years of dedicated employment.  He was an avid hunter and enjoyed fishing in his spare time.  Phillip loved his family dearly and loved to spend time with them as much as he could; especially his grandchildren.  He loved watching his grandchildren play ball and having them over for the night.

Those left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife, Karen (Sullivan) Bradford; children, Dena Morgan-VanPelt and Blake, Jen (Bradford) Sullivan and Mark, Kori (Bradford) Pardue and Joey; stepsons, Nicholas Blewer and Whitney, Joshua Blewer and Brittany, Joseph Blewer and Haylie; 6 granddaughters; 9 grandsons; 1 great grandson; brother, Wade Bradford, Jr.; sister, Anita Worthington and Ramon.

Phillip was preceded in death by his parents, Wade and Katie Jane (Shirley) Bradford; grandparents, James Bradford Jr. and Anna Elizabeth Bradford, Frank and Ella Shirley.