William D. Bradshaw, Maj., US Army (Ret.)

William D. Bradshaw, 76, of Wilmington, died Saturday, October 31, 2015, at Autumn Care Myrtle Grove. He was born October 28, 1939, in Scotland Neck, NC, to the late Willie Bradshaw and Lillie Moore Bradshaw. William was a veteran of the Vietnam War and proudly served in the US Army for 25 yrs, retiring at the rank of Major. The only thing he loved more than his Country was his family and driving them crazy with his pursuit of Bigfoot. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Deborah Bradshaw. Survivors include his wife, Lillian Rose Bradshaw; daughters, Terry Zwan and husband Frank and Rhonda Wilkes and husband Rick; grandchildren, Kristen Taylor (John), Jessica Williams (Matt), Zachary Wilkes and Ryan Wilkes; great-grandchildren, Jacob, Eli, Parker and Avery; sister, Judy Leggett (Mike), sister-in-law, Beulah Vick, numerous nieces and nephews and a cousin, who he loved as a brother, Frank Hale. A funeral service will be held at 2pm, Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at Andrews Valley Chapel, 4108 S. College Rd., Wilmington, NC 28412. The family will receive visitors one hour prior, beginning at 1pm. Burial will take place at Arlington National Cemetery. The family offers a sincere thank you to all of the staff at Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove for the love and special care shown to their dad. It was dad's wishes that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Alzheimer's Association in honor of William's beloved wife.