The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., September 27, 1927. page 3
"Obituary"

     F.J. Bradley passed away Tuesday, August 23rd, at The Dalles hospital following an illness of four days. He sustained a broken neck from a fall of 12 feet, while loading ties at Camp Five, near Klickitat, Wash. He was paralyzed from his neck down, but remained conscious until an hour before his death.
     He was a member of the Methodist church, a good father and neighbor.
     Mr. Bradley was 58 years of age, and leaves to mourn his loss, a wife and nine children: Mrs. Cora Schmude, of Tonaskit, Wash., Mrs. Nettie Cool, Redding, Calif., Mrs. Ethel Maxon, San Diego, Calif., Rosa, Hazel, Roy and Herbert, all of Lyle, Earl of Friend, Ore., and Clarence of Chehalis, Wash. Also a half brother and family of Portland.
     The entire community extend their sympathy to the bereaved family.

The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, OR., August 25, 1927, page 1

NECK BROKEN IN FALL, MAN DIES AT HOSPITAL
(Daily of August 24)

     Franklin J. Bradley, 58-year-old employee of the J. Neils Lumber company, whose neck was broken in a fall from a 12-foot pile of ties last Friday, died at The Dalles hospital last night. His recovery was doubtful from the first, as the nature of his injury made it probably fatal.
     Surviving are a widow, Elizabeth Bradley and nine children , Mrs. Cora Schmidt of Tonasket, Wash., Mrs. Nettie Cool of Redding, Cal., Mrs. Ethel of San Diego, Earl of Friend, Clarence of Chehalis, Roy, Herbert, Rose and Hazel of Lyle.          He also leaves a half brother, William King of Portland, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from Lyle tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Charles A. Edwards officiating. Burial will be at Lyle under direction of the Zelf Funeral Home.

The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., August 26, 1927, page 4
"Late Local Intelligence Of Interest To Our Readers"

F.J. Bradley of Klickitat, this county, died at The Dalles hospital Monday, says a correspondent of the Agri. Bradley suffered a broken neck when he fell from a pile of ties at the Klickitat plant of the J. Niels Lumber Company.

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The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., September 2, 1927, page 1

FATAL ACCIDENT TO KLICKITAT MAN
(From our Klickitat correspondent)

     A fall from a 12 foot pile of lumber or ties resulted in the death of Franklin Bradley, last Tuesday. He was 58 years old, and employed at the Neils Lumber Plant. Bradley's neck was broken in the fall and he was rushed to The Dalles hospital, where he later died.
     He is survived by a widow, Elizabeth Bradley of Klickitat, and nine children. Four of the children, Rose, Hazel, Roy, and Herbert, resided at Lyle.
     Funeral services were held at Lyle, under direction of the Zell Funeral Home. Rev. C.A Edwards officiated.

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