November 6, 2026, 87, – Lois Marie Ashburn Bradley, of the Grantham community, passed away on November 6, 2026, at Goldsboro Assisted Living Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina. She was born on November 28, 1938, in Greeley, Colorado, to Robert Willis Ashburn and Mary Ridner Ashburn.
Growing up in a large family, Lois learned the value of hard work early in life. She married young and began a family of her own, carrying that same dedication and care into the years that followed.
Lois had a lifelong passion for sewing. It was her career, her craft, and one of the ways she showed love. She worked for a company that made high-end teddy bears, and at home she spent countless hours sewing curtains and piecing together quilts. Her quilts were beautiful, and she often gave them to family and friends. Every stitch seemed to hold a little love.
One of Lois’s greatest joys was teaching others to sew and stitch. She shared her skills with family, friends, and children, taking delight in helping someone learn. She also loved a trip to Walmart—and, of course, looking for fabric while she was there.
Above all, Lois treasured her family. Each generation held a special place in her heart, and she delighted in spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. A woman of Christian faith, she faced a brief but courageous battle with cancer.
Lois was preceded in death by her children, Dale Leroy McLoud Jr., Mary Ellen Morris, Susan Lynn West, and Delores Jean Coston; and her grandchildren, Kathryn McCloud and Edward Coston.
She is survived by her children, Terry Lee McCloud, Richard Allen McCloud and Robin McCloud Schearf; her grandchildren, Jennifer Coston, Melissa McCloud, Alexandra Burch, Allen Morris, Adam Morris, Braxton McCloud, Summer McCloud, Christina West, Steven West, Emily Jackson, and Jason French; her great-grandchildren, Christian, Mia, Aaliyah, Jayla, Jenna, Raina, Gracyn, Kirklynd, Maddox, Kristen, Austin, Mara, Ruby, Eli, and Gradyn; and her great-great-grandchildren, Timothy, Ozzy, and Ivah
The family will celebrate Lois’s life privately. Arrangements are by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro.
Lois will be remembered for her hard work, her generous spirit, and the care she stitched into every quilt she made.
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