Mr. Herman Michael Bradley, better known as Mike, age 69, of Sparta, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2026, at his residence.
Mike was born January 17, 1957, in Dearborn, Michigan, to the late William Martin “Bill” Bradley, Sr. and Betty Jean Hollingsworth Bradley. Mike worked a variety of jobs, most notably for White County and in transportation. He was an active member of Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Mike liked to keep to himself but could pop up anywhere at any time in White County and surrounding areas.
Surviving family members include his two sisters, Bettye Ruth Payne and husband Ronald, Martha Ann Herren and husband Eddie, brother, William Martin Bradley, Jr. and wife June.
Nieces and nephews: Lori Payne, Kellye McDowell, Brent Herren, Becky Bradley, Kyle Herren, Leshuana Woolard, Meghan Herren, Cheleigha Bradley and Chenae Stevenson.
A host of great-nieces and great-nephews, church family, and friends also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm Friday, October 23, 2026 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Bransford Davis Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 10 am on Friday at Hunter Funeral Home. Pastor Bryan Simmons will officiate.
Pallbearers are Nathan Bradley, Gerald Bradley, Gerath Bradley, Brent Herren, Kyle Herren, and Bryon McDowell.
