Christopher "Brad" Johnson Bradford, II

“When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul. It is well, it is well - with my soul, with my soul.  It is well, it is well – With My Soul.”

Mr. Christopher “Brad” Johnson Bradford, II entered eternal rest on Friday, October 17, 2025, at the Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.  He was the son of the late Robert Lee Bradford and Gwendolyn Pannell Bradford Gardner of Columbus, Ohio.

Celebration of Life Service will be Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 1:00 p.m. at Beach Funeral Home Chapel in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  Interment will follow at the West Lawn Cemetery in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. A public viewing will be Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 5 – 6 p.m. at the funeral home.  Family will be receiving friends from 6-7 p.m. also on Tuesday at the funeral home.      

In addition to his mother, “Brad” leaves to cherish his memory two sons, Christopher O. Bradford and Corey Bradford both of Elizabeth City, North Carolina; one grandson, Carter Bradford, Charlotte, North Carolina, one sister, Suzan Bradford, Columbus, Ohio, two nieces, Nia Sheard and Ami Kounta both of Columbus, Ohio and a host of extended family and friends.

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