Penny Bradshaw

Penny Danean Bradshaw was born July 28, 1971, to Jimmy and Mearl Bradshaw, in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She passed away November 11, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri, at 51 years of age.

Penny was raised in Mountain Grove, Missouri, and graduated with the Mountain Grove High School class of 1989. She attended multiple colleges and completed her Associates Degree at Vatterott College in Springfield, Missouri.

Penny loved spending time with her family. Her children, James Gerkey and Thasha Garren, and grandchildren were her entire world. She was an A+++ Mom and Nana. Penny always made time for her family. You could always count on her to answer her phone day or night. Talking on the phone was a regular activity in her daily life as she spent a majority of everyday with an earpiece in her ear talking with her daughter, Thasha, in Georgia. With Penny there was no such thing as a short message. Snap chat is supposed to be just that a little quick snip, but not with Penny. Her messages were so long that you had to wait for them to load.

Penny loved many things in this life. She loved karaoke, Silver Dollar City trips, Kansas City Chiefs football, and every George Strait song ever written. She loved her late-night talks with her son, James, in the garage as he fixed her car. Penny enjoyed motorcycles and antique cars as well as fast cars, roller coasters and fairs. She walked many miles for Relay For Life with her mama, Dee, and liked to constantly give Dee’s heart a good jump start by giving her a good scare too.

Penny was always so proud of her kids and the lives they have made for themselves. She fought for and enjoyed each day she had here with her family. There are so many things Penny loved and got to do during her life, but one thing is for sure, she was the life of the party. There was never a person in the room who didn’t leave without at least knowing her name. Penny will be so very missed, and we are so thankful for the time that we got to spend with her. The world will not be as bright without her, but the impressions she left on all our lives will never be forgotten. We love you Penny DB.

Penny was preceded in death by her father, Jimmy Bradshaw.

She is survived by her mother, Mearl Bradshaw of Springfield, Missouri, one son, James Gerkey and his wife, Sheena, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, one daughter, Thasha Garren and her husband, Steven, of Ringgold, Georgia, one brother, Rodney Bradshaw and his wife, Crystal, of Springfield, Missouri, seven grandchildren, Autumn, Ulyssa, Teyton, Damian, Anslee, and two more on the way, one nephew, Logan Bradshaw, and many friends who will miss her.