Mr. Edwin Dobbs "Ed" Elsberry 82 of Berry Ridge , Summerville passed away on Thursday May 3rd at his residence…He was born November 15th, 1929, the son of the late Glen and Annie Kellett Elsberry, a Veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean War from 1954-1956.. he was a member of the American Legion Post 129 and was retired from Karastan-Bigelow in 1992-1998, a Baptist by faith and was ordained as a Deacon in April 1962.

Mr. Elsberry was preceded in death by his parents, and infant son, Edwin and an infant daughter Jennie, brothers Sewell, Glen, R.C. , James , Bob, and Charles and a sister Annie Ruth Sweatman.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Barbara Elsberry, son and daughter in law, Eddie and Cindi Elsberry, grandsons, Trent , Brady, and Kasen Elsberry, brother Bill Elsberry, sisters, Sara Duke, and Naomi Faye Ramsey, Brother in law Eddie Teague, sisters in law Shirley Hughes and Linda Carroll, and  extended family Bill and Joanna Gilbert and Steven and Mel Gilbert…. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 4PM from the chapel of the Erwin Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Alton Stamey and Mr. Bill Gilbert officiating, interment to follow in the Summerville Cemetary…Mr. Elsberry will lie in state at the funeral home from 2 to 4PM…In lieu of flowers the family request that contributions be made to the Summerville Trion Optimist Club or Rotary club Scholarship Fund…Pallbearers will be Jeff Smith, Bo Bryan, Steven Gilbert, Brad Johnson , Bobby Groce, Scott Tucker, and Wallace Martin, Chuck Pettit…Honorary , will be nieces and nephews, Farmers and Merchants Bank Employees, Abby Jones, Emily Vaughn, and John Adams…..