Michael Gadsby

Published 12:00 am Thursday, May 13, 2010

Michael T. Gadsby
BOYKINS—Michael Thomas Gadsby, 49, beloved husband and father, died May 9, 2010 at Southampton Memorial Hospital. He was born in Brunswick, Ga. and was predeceased by a sister, Teresa Gadsby. Michael was an electrician with Tristar Electric Company in Chesapeake. He was a former Boykins Town Councilman and supported Newsoms girls softball.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 23 years, Rosemary Wingfield Gadsby; two daughters, Margaret Rose Gadsby and Aislinn Rose Gadsby; one son, Ian Michael Gadsby; his parents, Margaret Holt Gadsby and Donald Francis Gadsby, of Norfolk; one sister, Debbie Mullura (Tom) of the Villages, Fl, two brothers, Christopher Thomas Gadsby (Nancy) of the Woodlands, TX, and Brian Thomas Gadsby (Laura) of Virginia Beach; and his mother-in-law, Anne Wingfield of Boykins.
A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at Boykins Baptist Church with the Rev. Raymond Bunn officiating. A reception will follow in the church social hall. Memorials may be made to the Newsoms Athletic Association, c/o Brian Rountree, 29140 Cypress Bridge Road, Newsoms, 23874, for girls softball. Wright Funeral Home is assisting the family. www.wrightfuneralhome.org.