Norton resident Gladys Louise Glenn passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the Norton Andbe Home at the age of 85.
Gladys was born October 17, 1930 in Norton, KS. She was the daughter of Earl and Celia (Wycoff) Albin. Her childhood years were spent on a farm 8 miles north of Reager, KS on homestead land where her parents settled after arriving by covered wagon from Missouri. After the accidental death of her father when she was 14, the family moved to Denver, CO where she attended high school.
Gladys married Joy Glenn on July 5, 1947 in Norton, KS. They lived in Norton for their entire marriage except for 3 years while Joy was in the Army Air Corps (later the U.S. Air Force) and was stationed in Denver, CO and Cheyenne, WY.
Gladys was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and helped with many functions at the American Legion including Bingo. She worked in the Norton City offices as the Treasurer/Clerk for 24 years, retiring in 1995. Gladys was very devoted to her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Joy A.O.; daughter-in-law, Karen; sons, Eric D. (Brenda) and Curtis J. (friend, Lydia), all of Norton, KS and Randall L. (Denise) of Manhattan, KS; 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Albin; mother, Celia (Wycoff) Albin/McLaughlin; stepfather, Clyde McLaughlin; son, John I.; grandson, Matthew; brothers, Lee Albin, Otis (Shorty) Albin, Lowell Albin, Howard Albin; and sister, Betty (Albin) Limpus.
Cremation was chosen and memorial services will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Christian Church, 208 N. Kansas, in Norton with Pastor Jeff Nielsen officiating. Burial will follow in the Norton Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to Hospice Services, Inc. or Palliative Care of Northwest Kansas.