Bradley Spencer Lough

June 9, 1959 – Jan. 13, 2022

Bradley Spencer Lough passed away peacefully on Jan. 13, 2022 at Bickford Memory Care after battling with dementia for several years.

He was born on June 9, 1959, in Crawfordsville to Clifford and Sharon (Hankins) Lough.

After graduating from North Montgomery High School in 1977, he worked in the swine industry for several years and was employed by Nucor Steel for 25 years before retiring in 2017. He married Amy (McCollum) Lough in Darlington on June 6, 1987.

Mr. Lough was a life-long resident of Darlington and was an active participant in his community. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Masons and Conservation Club. He was a chaperone twice with the Lafayette Honor Flight and enjoyed spending time with the veterans. Mr. Lough was also actively involved with 4-H and would always assist with his children’s projects. He loved helping other people and with his friendly, out-going personality, he could strike up a conversation with everyone he met.

He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed attending Nascar and Indy Car races, Butler basketball games and Indianapolis Colts games. Mr. Lough was also an active outdoorsman and spent time hunting, fishing and boating. He enjoyed traveling on vacation with his family, and his favorite destination was Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla.

Survivors include his mother; his wife; his children, Abigail Lough (Justin Cotten); grandsons, Jude Cotten of Crawfordsville and Spencer Lough of Indianapolis; his brother, Brian (Patty) Lough; sister, Kim (Denny) Carpenter of Darlington; sister, Kay (John) Barrett of Thorntown; mother-in-law, Carolyn (John) Doyel; father-in-law, Jim (Patti) McCollum of Crawfordsville; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father; paternal grandparents, Orville and Minnie Lough of Shannondale; and maternal grandparents, Charlie and Mary Hankins of Darlington.

Visitation is scheduled at the Darlington United Methodist Church, 201 West Harrison Street on Friday, Jan. 21 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 at the church with burial to follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. Burkhart Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Memorial donations may be made to the Darlington Covered Bridge Fund or Darlington Conservation Club or The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration at: www.theaftd.org. You may share memories and condolences at www.burkhartfh.com.