Gerald Gadberry

Gerald Stanley Gadberry, 66, of Monette, died Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Monette, he was the son of the late Hope and Opal McFarlin Gadberry and had been a lifelong area resident. A 1967 graduate of Monette High School, he served in the Arkansas National Guard and was a longtime farmer and cotton ginner having worked many years for Kiech-Shauver Gin Company in Monette. He was an avid fisherman and duck hunter and was of the Church of Christ faith.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl Gene Gadberry and Billy Gadberry.

He is survived by two sisters, Ellen Gibbons, of Cardwell, Mo., and Mary Graham, of Ruston, La.

Graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 27, 2015 in the Monette Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Reed officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Howard Funeral Service of Leachville. The family will receive visitors Saturday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Howard Funeral Chapel in Leachville. The family prefers any memorials be made to St. Jude's Research Hospital in Memphis or the Children's Home in Paragould. Friends may sign the guest register at www.HowardFuneralService.com.