Bradley "Sunshine" Booher

February 10, 1937 - January 24, 2015

Bradley "Sunshine" Booher, 77, of Bristol, Virginia passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee. He was born in Bristol, VA on February 10, 1937, a son of the late Bruce and Neva Smith Booher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Lynn Booher. He was a veteran having served as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY, United States Army. He worked for the Pepsi Company for 14 years, Food Country for eight years, Scott County Tobacco Company for ten years, and Bristol Compressors for four years. Mr. Booher is survived by his two daughters, Sunny Suzanne Booher of Bristol, VA and Jennifer Lynn Booher of Nashville, TN; son, Chad Ferris Booher of Nashville, TN; three grandchildren, Caleb Gilmore, Ava Pennone, and Paulina Booher; and three brothers, Leslie Booher of Troutville, VA, Loodie Booher of Bristol, TN, and Darrell Booher of Nashua, NH. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Blevins Funeral & Cremation Services, 417 Lee St., Bristol, VA. The funeral service will follow in the funeral home chapel at 7:00 pm with Pastor David Mizelle officiating. The committal service and interment will be conducted at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 30, 2015 at Mountain View Cemetery in Bristol, VA. Everyone is asked to meet at the cemetery at 12:45 pm. Pallbearers will be Sunny Booher, Jennifer Booher, Chad Booher, Chris Widner, and Caleb Gilmore. Honorary pallbearers are Claude Lane, Winson Sanders, Charles Eldreth and Dennis Kennedy. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to First Freewill Baptist Church, 1641 Euclid Ave., Bristol, VA 24201