The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-01
NOTED EDUCATOR IS DEAD AT HOME
 IN PLEASANT HILL
Prof. l. w. McAdory, Former County Superintendent of Education, Dies in His
 Seventy Ninth Year

Prof. Isaac Wellington AcAdory, distinguished educator and rmer county superintendent of education, died at o'clock yesterday after noon at his home in Pleasant Hill, below Bessemer, In his seventy ninth year, having been born Sep tember IT, 1S43, in sight of where he died. He retired from the of flee of county superintendent seven years ago on account of i'll health and had not been robust since.
 The funeral will be held from the Methodist church at Pleasant Hill or McCalla at o'clock this after noon, services being conducted by the following ministers who were students under him in their early years: pr. George F. Boyd of Texas, Dr. George E. Boyd of Mt. Vernon church. Dr. W. E. Faust, presiding elder of the Tuscaloosa district, and Dr. J. S. Glasgow, local pastor.
 The active pail bearers will be nephews of the deceased, who are Wallace c. McAdory, Lewis McAdory, Dr. E. D. McAdory. Walter K. Me- Adory, Jr., James E. McAdory, Rob- ert E. McAdory, J. B. McAdory. Dr. H. S. Owen, Wellington H. Owen.
 Honorary pallbearers will be Prof. R. G. Hewitt, Dr. N. R. Baker. J. V. Minor, J. D. Moore. w. M Harrison. George B. Tarrant. Cleon B. Rog- CTS, c. L. Dabbs, w. D. McLaugh- lin J. F. Mclaughlin. David Jones. A J. Letson, John Edward Parsons A. F. Parsons, ". o. M. Franklin, Walter Moore, Judge J. J. Mayfield, William J. Waldrop, Judge J. P. Stiles, W. L. Martin, J. w McKen- gle, T. J. Letson, F. P. Rosamond, Judge James c. Brown, Woolsey Fin nell, Rev. T. o. Jones. P. H. Ando, Rev. B. Lee, pr. Walter Scott and Dr. Cunningham Wilson.
 Services at the cemetery will be conducted by the Masonic confra- ternity, Rev. Thomas O. Jones in charge.
 Survived By Wife
 Among the surviving relatives are his widow, who was Alice Eulalia SadIer, daughter of MT. and Mrs Isaac Sadler, whom he married in 1874 at Pleasant Hill, and the fol- lowing children: pr. W. P. McAdory of Birmingham, Prof. Isaac s. Me- Adory of Auburn, Prof. R. R. Me Adory of McCalla, Mrs. L. O. Cald- well of Bristol, Tenn; Miss Mar garet McAdory. who Is now in Flu rope taking special course in art.
 Two brothers, Walter K. McAdory and R. M. McAdory and one sister, Mrs w M. Owen, all of Birmingham, also survive. Deceaseds nephew, the late Dr. Thomas M. Owen, state his- torian, died several years ago.
 Professor McAdory entered the Con- federate army in March. 1863, fought through four years, surrendering at Shiloh in April. 1865. After the war he taught school for 23 years at Pleasant Hill, Bucksville and Green Pond. He served in the legislature of 1876-77 when the late John T. Morgan was first elected to the United States Senate, and later in 1sS6-S7.
 Progressive Educator
 He was elected superintendent of education of this county in 1899 and served for about 23 years, retiring in 1914 on account of i'll health, He was a pioneer in advanced school methods and laid the foundation of the splen- did school system, of which Jefferson county is so proud. He was for pro- gressive school measures to the very last.
 Professor McAdory had the well earned reputation of educating more young men during the time he taught school than any other man in Ala bama and many of them have been and are distinguished citizens. In the old days he boarded his pupils at S7 a month and. when they did not have the price. he boarded and lodged them for nothing.
 He was a Mason and a consistent Methodist. He was the son of Major Thomas and Eliza Owen McAdory. pioneer citizens. He died full of years of honors, having served his county and his state well and faithfully.