BRADFORD, Gaylan H

Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) Sunday, July 13, 2014 Gaylan H Bradford, 81, of Las Vegas, passed away July 6, 2014. He was born Sept 2. 1933, in Pittsford, Mich., to Kenneth and Getrude (sic) Bradford, both deceased. He met the love of his life, Dorris Jean Foster, on a blind date in 1952 and never looked beyond. Through 56 years of wonderful bliss, they produced four sons, Kevin, a Wycliffe missionary in Cameroon, Africa, Todd (deceased), Lance, a local certified public accountant and land developer and Brett, vice president at Stable Development; four daughters-in-law, Quara, Leilani, Jann and Irena; and nine grandchildren, Alexis, Luke, Ashlee, Joshua, Caleb, Brennen (deceased), Plami, Edi and Toni. Gaylan attended Joseph W March Elementary School in Hillsdale, Mich., and Wickenburg, Ariz. Junior High School, before graduating from Scottsdale, Ariz. High School in 1951. He graduated from University of Redlands, Calif., with a bachelor of arts in human relations and sociology, and served in the U.S. Army 1958-1965 with 445th Civil Affairs/Military Government as first lieutenant, counter insurgency. Gaylan completed Sears Executive Training Program in Oakland, Calif., and then served as operations manager in Klamath Falls, Ore., Indio Calif, Reno and the Boulevard and Meadows Malls in Las Vegas, retiring in 1990. He raised and showed Arabian horses and was an American Horse show judge in Arabian, Pinto, Equitation and Western divisions, and founded the Arabian Horse Breeders Association of Nevada and the Silver Sire Breeders Association. Gaylan was a longtime supporter of the NRA and Oath Keepers of Nevada. An avid Jesus follower, he participated actively in the First Baptist Church of Phoenix, Redlands, Calif., First Baptist Klamath Falls Presbyterian, Reno First Baptist and Las Vegas First Baptist, and was a charter member of First Baptist Church in Palmdale, Calif., and Warm Springs Baptist Church in Las Vegas, currently a member of Hope Baptist Church, Las Vegas. He has served as moderator, elder, deacon, finance chairman, building chairman and trustee chairman, has taught Sunday School classes for children, junior high students and adults for many years, and a small group Bible study host, then teacher since 1986. Gaylan is now home for eternity with his Lord, ready to welcome all of us who know the Lord Jesus when we arrive. There will be a celebration service of his life at 2pm Saturday, July 19, at Hope Church, 850 E. Cactus Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89183. Burial following at Davis Memorial Park, 6200 W. Eastern Ave. Memorial donations can be sent to Hope Church or Grace Church, 252 El Camino Verde St., Henderson, NV 89074.