Violet Butler McCoy Bradley

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Obituary- Bradley, Violet 2

Former Rossville school pupils by the score will learn with regret the death of Mrs. Violet Bradley, of this city who taught in the primary department of the city schools for so many years, and gave them the first school experience.
Death came to her Friday night, Nov. 22, at her home in south Main Street, from an illness that had its beginning just a year ago.
The deceased came first to Rossville, in 1893 with her first husband, Joe McCoy. She taught until 1898, then removed to Topeka to continue her music work as an instructor in her own studio, teaching voice and piano. She had a fine voice and after two years at Topeka left for New York and remained there until 1910 in concert work. She was a musician of note and a teacher of piano and voice. She appeared at many public and church entertainments as a soprano soloist.
She then returned to Rossville and again took up school work in the primary department where her great love for children and devotion to their welfare held her here for a number of years. After leaving here 1919 she taught at Grainfield, Kan., from 1921 to 1923 and once more returned to Rossville and taught music in the Rossville schools in 1924 and 1925.
In 1915 her husband, Joe McCoy died. After her return to Rossville in 1925 she married J. C. Bradley.
Mrs. Bradley was a member of a pioneer Nebraska family. Her father David Butler, was the first governor of Nebraska. She was born Dec. 10, 1964.
She was a member of the Rossville Christian church and had been active in church work for 40 years.
She is survived by her husband, J. C. Bradley; a step-daughter, Mrs. Charles D. Johnson, Topeka; two brothers, Seth Butler, Unadilla, Neb., and Paul Butler, Lebanon, Kan.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at 10 o’clock at the Rossville Christian church. The Rev. H. L. Nelson, former pastor of the Rossville Presbyterian church conducted the services. The body was taken to Pawnee City, Neb., her birthplace, for burial in the family lot.

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