Helen Hurst informed me today of her mother's passing. Her obituary follows:
UDIE THRESHER McLESKEY
Udie Mariah Gadberry Thresher McLeskey died quietly in her sleep during
the ealry morning hours of Sunday, August 11, 2002. at the General Baptist
Nursing Home in Campbell, Missouri. She was born November 25, 1910, in
Shirley, Arkansas, the oldest of six children born to Jesse E. and Bessie
Clark Gadberry. When Udie was thirteen years old, her mother died, and
Udie left school to raise her
Descendants of William Gadberry
Generation No. 1
1. William1 Gadberry was born in VA. He married Esther Neat 08 February 1816
in Adair County KY (Source: KY Records, Adair County Marriage Book 1.),
daughter of Rudolph Neat and Maria Fry. She was born in NC.
Notes for William Gadberry:
1838 Feb 26 KY Land warrants: William 34 acres book N-2 page 382 Adair
County on Green RiverThis information mostly from Naomi Green. 1850 Adair
County Ky census: House 176 Gadberry, William 55 VA farmer $800., Esther
Just recieved this in the mail today from the IL state archives and this is
all that they had as a obituary of Alfred Marion Gadberry who died in
Cumberland county, IL Wanted to share with you all. Kate Keller Bourland.
Alf Gadberry who came to spend a few days with his daughter, Mrs. Joe Carter
took sick of bleeding of the nose while there. Dr. Bigler was called but
nothing seemed to do much good as he kept growing weaker, so he passed away
Wednesday night about 10 o'clock. Funeral services were held Thu