MILLINOCKET – The Rev. Elinor Carolyn Reynolds Bradley, 63, died unexpectedly May 10, 2010, at Millinocket Regional Hospital. She was born March 27, 1947, in Chicago, the daughter of Ellsworth Clifford Reynolds and Elinor Carolyn Carlson, both of whom emigrated from Sweden. Carolyn was the pastor of First Congregational Church, Millinocket, beginning to pastor there in August of 2004. Lyn stated upon her arrival that it felt like home to her and that it was where she would be at the end of her earthly spiritual journey. From the beginning, she pastured First Congregational Church, assisted and supported by her husband. Working together, Milton and Lyn believed that participation of both of them in what God was doing and going to do in the Katahdin area was required of them. Lyn graduated from Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., and she received her Master of Divinity from Yale University, New Haven, Conn. She recently completed her Doctor of Ministry program at Bangor Theological Seminary and was excitedly looking forward to her May 21, 2010, graduation. In addition to her parents, Lyn was predeceased by her daughters, Erica Ash and Tiffany Hourihan. She is survived by her husband, Milton T. Bradley; children, Jennifer Taylor and her husband, John, and their children, John and William, Enoch Bradley, Elisha Bradley and his wife, Valerie, and their children, Gidion and Ava, Faith Bradley and her children, Ileena and Kiara, Elizabeth Bradley, and Joshua Bradley; and Lyn’s sister, Jane Knees and her husband, Larry. A celebration of Lyn’s life will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at First Congregational Church, Millinocket. Those who desire may make a donation to Memorial Fund, First Congregational Church, 274 Katahdin Ave., Millinocket, ME 04462. Messages of condolence may be expressed at www.lamsonfh.com.
REV. ELINOR CAROLYN REYNOLDS BRADLEY
