Donna Radford and family---Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family on the passing of your Father.

THIS COUNTRY COULD USE MORE MEN LIKE JIM RADFORD!!!!!!!! HE WAS AN AMERICAN HERO!!!!!!! AND A GREAT MAN

Obituary of James W. Radford

James W. “Welby” Radford, 86, a resident of Mooreland, died Wednesday morning at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in New Castle after an extended illness. He was born May 10, 1921, in Bakerton, Ky., a son of Travis and Ola Radford. He was a veteran of World War II and was in the second wave of troops that stormed Utah Beach off the Normandy Coast on “D-Day” on June 6, 1944. He was a member of the U.S. Army, serving in the 33rd Chemical Decontamination Company. In addition to participating in the D-Day Invasion, he also fought in the Battle for the Siegfried Line, the Battle of the Bulge and assisted in building pontoon bridges for troops to cross the Rhine River as well as liberating German concentration camps. He earned the Army Good Conduct Medal, the French Liberation Medal, the EAME Service Medal and a Bronze Arrowhead in addition to the Purple Heart. He married Elva Brown on Oct. 19, 1946 and was married for 57 years before she preceded him in death on Dec. 30, 2003. They moved from the Albany, Ky. area to Henry County in the 1950s, and lived in Mooreland for more than 50 years. He was involved in law enforcement for many years, serving as town marshal of Mooreland and a reserve deputy with the Henry County Sheriff’s Department. In a reserve deputy role, he worked with seven different sheriffs, spanning the early 1960s until just a few years ago. He also participated in the sheriff’s department horse patrol and rode in the Mooreland Free Fair parade for many years. For more than three decades, he was a fixture at the Mooreland Free Fair, providing law enforcement services, coordinating parking, and serving on the Mooreland Fair Board. He was a long-time member of the Mooreland Volunteer Fire Department, including a couple of stints as assistant chief, and had also served on the Mooreland Town Board. His Broad Street garage was a frequent stop for children in search of bicycle tire repair. He was also known for helping neighbors with car repairs. He enjoyed gardening and assisted a neighbor in growing sugar cane for making sorghum. He was also a friendly voice on his CB radio, going by the handle “Jungle Jim.” He was a retiree from the General Motors Company in Muncie, where he worked 30 years as a fork lift and crane operator. He was a member of the United Auto Workers and the American Legion. He attended the Northside Church of God in New Castle, where his nephew, Phil Brown, is pastor. He is survived by two daughters, Donna Carnes of New Castle and Cheryl (husband: Tony) May of Mooreland; two sons, Ron (wife: Melody) Radford and Darrel (wife: Becky) Radford, both of rural New Castle; seven grandchildren, Nicholas (fiancée: Heather Cordry) Carnes, Meggan (husband: Josh) Brumbaugh, Jillian Radford, Molly Radford, Derek Radford, Elizabeth May and Patrick May; former son-in-law Jim Carnes of Merritt Island, Fla.; two sisters, Pauline Lowhorn (husband John O.) of Albany, Ky, and Laura Haysley of Louisville, Ky.; a brother, Russell Radford of Richmond; a sister-in-law, Alma Lee Brown of Albany, Ky.; several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Lester Radford and Payton Radford; two sisters, Ava Hunter and Bercie Brown; and a brother-in-law, Howard Brown. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Northside Church of God in New Castle with Pastor Phil Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Mooreland Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service in New Castle. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mooreland Volunteer Fire Department or the Northside Church of God.

OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO DONNA RADFORD (BRV66) AND FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF HER FATHER, JIM RADFORD.
HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST LIKED AND RESPECTED MEN I HAVE EVER KNOWN. HE CARED DEEPLY FOR HIS FAMILY AND HIS COMMUNITY.
JIM WAS A BLESSING TO ALL WHO KNEW HIM AND FOR MANY OF US WHO GREW UP IN THE MOORELAND AREA, WE ALL KNEW JIM TO BE AN HONORABLE MAN, WHO WAS ALWAYS THERE WHEN ANYONE NEEDED HELP WITH ANYTHING. HE WAS A KIND-HEARTED SOUL.

DONNA, WE ALL SHARE IN YOUR GRIEF.

HE WILL BE MISSED!!

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