Kathryn Gray Bradshaw

Kathryn Moyer Gray Bradshaw died Friday, January 30, 2015. Formerly of Wakefield, VA, she had lived in Newport News since 1964. She was the daughter of the late Marvin Lee and Kathryn Moyer Gray. She was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Newport News where she was a member of its choir and served as lay reader, chalicer and vestry member. She also was a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Richmond.

A graduate of William and Mary, she was a teacher in the Hampton School System for 23 years: at Hampton High School and at Merrimack and S. P. Langley elementary schools. She served as choir director for churches in Norfolk, Hampton and Newport News and in 1967 was consecrated Minister of Music at the United Methodist Church Annual Conference. She was a member of the Virginia Choral Society for 25 years and served as its president and on its Board of Directors.

After retiring from teaching, she became interested in nature photography and started Fermata, her own photography business. Her work appeared in galleries and art shows in Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, the Historic Triangle and on the Outer Banks.

Survivors include three children: William P. “Bill” Bradshaw and his wife Connie of Moseley, Robert N. “Brad” Bradshaw, Jr. and his wife Susan of Mechanicsville, and Kathryn B. “Kay” McCall and her husband Calvin of Midlothian, a sister Barbara Gray Macondray of Sausalito, CA, and a brother Marvin Lee Gray, Jr. and his wife Jill of Seattle, WA. and their daughters Elizabeth and Carolyn.

The family would like to thank the staff of Westport Nursing Center for their exceptional patience, care and compassion.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, February 14, at 2:30 pm at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 240 South Laurel Street in Richmond. In lieu of flowers the family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Virginia Choral Society, P.O. Box 1742, Newport News, VA 23601 or to a charity of your choice.