Mike Bradford, 68, of West Paducah, Ky., passed away at 5 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2012, at his residence.

Mike was a pipefitter and was a 48-year member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union #184. He was a member of the Spring Bayou Baptist Church. Mike was a avid fisherman, hunter and enjoyed camping.

Mike liked to shoot skeet and traveled to different competitions shooting skeet. Mike is survived by his wife of 48 years, Diana Bishop Bradford of West Paducah, Ky.; two sons, William Randall Bradford and wife Marsha of Huntingdon, Tennessee, and Benjamin Lee Bradford and wife Stacie of West Paducah, Ky.; one brother, Gerald Bradford and wife Pat of West Paducah, Ky.; and three grandchildren, Kimberly Bradford and Stephanie Bradford of Louisville, Ky., and Cameron Bradford of West Paducah, Ky.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Alfred Bradford and Gertrude Smith Bradford.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2012, at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with the Rev. Terry Tipton officiating. Burial will follow in the Spring Bayou Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2012, at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., 1 Waterfowl Way, Memphis, TN 38120.

You may leave a message of sympathy and light a candle at www.milnerandorr.com.