BRADLEY, ROY AND ANNIE (KIRK)

Issac Roy born to Charles R. Bradley and Bettie Cena Gustin on June 11, 1903. He was born in Thurston County near Bancroft, Nebr. As a small boy he moved to Cherry County, Nebr. with his parents, two sisters and one brother. Roy attended school in the Delight School District in Cherry County. He later worked for area ranchers.

Annie Lee Kirk was born to Jacob Gran-ville Kirk and Rosa J. (Ward) Kirk March 19, 1892 in Grayson County, Va. Annie was the 9th child in a family of eleven children. She attended school at Bridle Creek and College at Radford, Va.

Annie's older sister, Minnie Lou Kirk, had come west, worked in Lead, So. Dak. Later she came to Cherry County and married A. B. Cox. In 1920 Annie came west to visit her sister and started teaching school.

Roy ranched and carried mail for the Hecla-Hire Route from the time they were married until it was discontinued July 1, 1932.

Roy and Annie were the parents of two sons. Darwin LeRoy born 1925 and Orville Kirk born 1927. Annie's health began to fail in the early 1940's. Annie passed away March 20, 1949.

Roy and Orville were on the ranch until Orville married. Roy then went to the Leonard Eriksen Ranch north of Mullen, Nebr. He worked there several years. In 1952 Roy married Pauline Evans. She had three children, Leota, Betty and Jody. In 1958 they bought the Sandhills Motel in Mullen and moved to town. He carried mail south of Mullen for 3 1/2 years, until his health failed.

Roy passed away Dec. 10, 1961. Both Roy and Annie are buried in the Cedarview Cemetery in Mullen.