Gladys White

GLADYS M. WHITE

Mt. Pleasant

Gladys M. White, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, at Arbor Court in Mt. Pleasant. A graveside memorial service for the family was held on July 27, 2020, at Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.Kimzey Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant, is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.

Mrs. White, the former Gladys Marie Greer, was born Oct. 28, 1932, in Mt. Pleasant. She was the daughter of Harold Joseph and Margaret Mae (Cronin) Greer. She attended Mt. Pleasant High School. On Dec. 30, 1948, in Iowa City, IA, Gladys married J. William "Bill" White. Mr. White died Feb. 7, 2004.

Gladys worked for a time for Sheaffer Pen Co. and the former Metromail Corp. For most of her working career, Gladys was the bookkeeper for the family business, White's Floor Covering. She retired in 2002.

Gladys was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed gardening and traveling, most especially to South Padre Island.

Survivors include two sons, Michael White and his wife Bonnie of Camdenton, Mo., and John White of Iowa City; two grandchildren, Amanda and Aaron White; one great-grandson, Brayden Rash; and one sister, Mrs. Lois Scarff of Minneapolis, Minn.,

Her parents; husband; a sister, Reva Kinney; a brother, Ronald Greer; a brother-in-law, Marvin Scarff; and a sister-in-law, Jan Greer, preceded Gladys in death.