William Carol “Bill” Bradley, formerly of Marion

MARION - William Carol "Bill" Bradley, devoted son, husband and father, formerly of Marion, died peacefully on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, at the age of 86.

Bill was the son of the late William Carol and Pearl Hopkins Bradley of Marion.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 65 years, Mary; children, Stephen (Judy), Randall (Barbara) and Michael; two grandchildren, Eric (Sonja) and Ashley (Grant); four great-grandchildren, Emma, Jake, Vera and Evelyn; and sister, Louise Fisher of West Frankfort.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Genevieve Wollard, Wilma Schaubert and Nadine Jack; and brother, Robert D. Bradley.

Bill served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 to 1952. Upon returning from service, he married Mary Alice Grabis from Bryantown, Maryland.

After a brief time in southern Illinois, Bill and his wife returned to southern Maryland, where he began a very successful career in the field of mechanical contracting, culminating in the establishment in 1983 of the successful mechanical engineering and construction firm of Mecco, Inc. in Jessup, Maryland.

He is past president of Mechanical Contractors Association of America.

Bill fulfilled one final dream. He supervised the construction of his dream home at Penn National, where he and Mary moved in 2005.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to Mont Alto Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 310, Mont Alto, PA 17237; and/or Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department, 101 W. Main St., Fayetteville, PA 17222.

Condolences and memories may be shared on his Book of Memories page at www.geiselfuneralhome.com.