Our Family History
Family: Clifford Cheeks / Barbara A. Byrd (F1705)
m. 8 Aug 1997
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Male
Clifford Cheeks
Birth Death Burial Marriage 8 Aug 1997 [1] Russell City, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA [1] 
Father Mother
Female
Barbara A. Byrd
Birth 6 Apr 1958 Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA 
Death 26 Oct 2025 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA 
Burial Other Spouse Manners | F5354 Marriage Father Robert Perry Byrd | F829 Group Sheet Mother Thelma R. Brechtel | F829 Group Sheet
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Sources - [S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Gadley-Cheeks, Barbara A.
Barbara A. Gadley-Cheeks, 67, of Oak Street, passed away Sunday (October 26, 2025) at her home.
Born April 6, 1958, in Ridgway, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Thelma (Brechtel) Byrd. On August 8, 1997, in Russell City, she married Clifford Cheeks who survives.
Barbara was a graduate of St. Marys Area High School. She was employed by the Eagles Club FOE 307 as the Board Secretary. In addition to the Eagles Club, she was a member of the Wilcox Sportsman's Club and Central Hose.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, Russell Manners; a daughter, Angela (Matt) Johnson; two stepsons, Daniel Gadley and Michael Hulings; 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary (Steve) Wendel; two brothers, Jim (Kim) Byrd and Michael(Jen) Byrd; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Loretta Fleming, a brother Donald Byrd and a stepdaughter, Billy Jo Worely.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday (November 1, 2025) at the Cummings Funeral Home, Inc. with The Rev. Calvin Cook officiating. Luncheon to follow at Kane Eagles.
Online condolences can be expressed at Cummings Funeral Home, Inc.com.
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Daily Press, The: 28Oct2025
Accessed: 28OCT2025
- [S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Gadley-Cheeks, Barbara A.
