Mary Bradford Pullen

Mary Bradford Pullen, a 43-year resident of Fallbrook, died of natural causes on July 4, 2008, at the Fallbrook Hospital Nursing Home. Her husband, Donald S. Pullen, preceded her in death in 1995.

Long active in the community and avid golfers, the Pullens moved to Fallbrook in 1965, building one of the original adobe homes in Pala Mesa Village.

Mary was born in Minot, ND, in 1918 of parents Emeline Western Bradford and Benjamin Bradford, Judge and Magistrate of Minot. She was a direct descendent of Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony.

While attending business school in California, she was employed at Occidental Life Insurance in Los Angeles, where she met and married Donald Pullen, CPU. While her husband was stationed overseas with the Army in WWII, Mary was employed with the FBI and rose to office manager of the Los Angeles FBI Field Office.

Mary was an active member of the Fallbrook community; a member of the Fallbrook Woman’s Club, she gave more than 200 hours of volunteer service to the Fallbrook Hospital Auxiliary. A paralyzing stroke in 1975 ended her activities but not her interest in sports and books.

An avid reader and sports enthusiast, she followed every Padre game and golf tournament on TV. Her cheerful personality and flowered straw hats were weekly assets at the local markets, as was her delight in welcoming her beloved family, visiting neighbors and friends in her home.

She is survived by niece Nancy Bradford Ordway and husband Roderic (Ric) Ordway, Washington, DC.

Memorial services are scheduled for Saturday, August 16, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church, 434 North Iowa Street, Fallbrook. Fr. Donald L. Kroeger, Rector, presiding.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice.