EDWARD ‘ED’ GADDY
Henderson, TN: Edward Smith Gaddy age 92 passed away October 5, 2020 at the Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.
He was born July 4, 1928 in Memphis, and grew up at Bethel Springs, the son of the late Ambrose Lafayette and Ruby Margaret Smith Gaddy. He attended school at Finger and married Johnnie Morrison. They made their home in Henderson. Mr. Gaddy worked as an auto mechanic and auto body repairman and then opened Gaddy Lime and Gravel in 1963, operating until 1996. He then drove a gravel truck for the Chester County Road Department, retiring in 2006.
He was a Chester County Constable for several years. He was a member of the Sanford Hill Baptist Church.
Mr. Gaddy is survived by his wife, Johnnie Marie Morrison Gaddy of Henderson; a son, Jeff Gaddy (Ann) of Henderson and a daughter, Stephanie Doster (John) of Louisville, KY; three grandchildren, Molly Chenoweth-Gaddy (Nick), Peyton Doster and Drew Doster and two sisters, Alvaretta Fortuna of Forney, TX and Mary Lou Smith of Jackson, MS.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Quay Gaddy and Billy Neal Gaddy.
Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Thursday, October 8th at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue with Bro. Ronnie Geary officiating. Burial will follow in Chester County Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 AM Thursday until service time at 1:00 PM on Thursday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson
731-989-2421