Article from unknown source with handwritten date of July 1962. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Edward Elsbury "Services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Thompson-Mackler Chapel at 1:00 p.m. for Edward Elsbury, 93 year old Monroe County resident. Mr. Elsbury died around 1:45 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the Wildwood Rest Home south of Madison. He was a son of the late Joseph and Jennie Garnett Elsbury. Mr. Elsbury was a member of the Madison Christian Church, where he served as a deacon until his health failed. He was the son of the late Joseph and Jennie Garnett Elsbury of Monroe County. His wife, the former Miss Alice Carr, died four and one-half years ago. He was also preceded in death by one son Claude Elsbury, and two grandchildren, Aaron Edward Elsbury and Mrs. Betty Elsbury King. Surviving are two sons, Clarence Elsbury, Lexington, and Ray Elsbury, Clayton; five great grandchildren, John, Ronald, Lonnie and Donna Lou Elsbury, Madison, and Brenda King; and one great, great grandson, Thomas Edward Elsbury, Madison. A half brother, Arthur Elsbury, Moberly, and a half sister, Mrs. Gideon Sheredan, Kansas City, Mo. also survive." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562