Mary Elizabeth Bradley passed away peacefully at her home at Lansdowne Woods in Leesburg, VA, on Sunday, Aug. 9, with her loving family surrounding her.

She was born July 12, 1929 in Wheeling, WV, the daughter of the late George Dent Vogel and Opal Clara Funk. A graduate of Potomac State College, she worked for the United States Census Bureau in Washington, DC, where she met her husband of 63 years, George Melville Bradley. In later years she worked at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, VA.

She lived in France and Greece during George's tenure in the U.S. Army and his career with the federal government before settling in Northern Virginia. She was devoted to her family and took a deep interest in genealogy, compiling a comprehensive family history dating back to the 14th century.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children and their spouses: George and Lorri Bradley, Karen and Peter Addams, Joyce and Michael Shanholtzer, and David and Susan Bradley; grandchildren Carolyn, Elizabeth, Mary Anne, Caroline, Patrick, Jennifer, Michael, Adam, Annie and Emily; and brother Buford B. Vogel. She was preceded in death by brothers George W. Vogel, John D. Vogel and Robert H. Vogel.

Services are scheduled for 11:00 am on Friday, Aug. 14 at Colonial Funeral Home, 201 Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg, VA 20176. Burial will follow the service in Union Cemetery in Leesburg. The family will be greeting friends and relatives beginning immediately after at Lansdowne Woods, 19365 Cypress Ridge Terrace, Leesburg, VA 20176.

The family requests that contributions be made to Capital Caring, Resource Development Department, 2900 Telstar Court, Falls Church, VA 22042.