Gladys McGowan

Gladys McGowan

September 4, 1947 ~ May 20, 2025

77 Years Old

Gladys was born in Hardeman County, TN to Isaac and Ocie McGowan on September 4, 1947 and departed this life Tuesday, May 20, 2025 @ JMCGH in Jackson, TN.

Her funeral service was held on Saturday May 24, 2025 at 11:00 am at Union Springs MB Church with Pastor Melvin Rivers in charge.  Burial was in the Church Cemetery and Dixie Funeral Home www.dixiefuneralhome.come was in charge of the professional service. 

Gladys will be truly missed for her free and kind spirit. She loved listening to her gospel music daily and one of her favorite songs were “When the Gates Swing Open”. The family will miss her homemade remedies and her wealth of knowledge about family and life, but we will forever carry on her legacy.

Gladys accepted Christ at an early age and later joined Union Springs M.B. Church, where she was a faithful member until she was unable to actively attend in person.

Gladys graduated from Allen White High School. She continued her education at Whiteville Vocational School now known as Tennessee Technology Center in Whiteville, TN, where she received her Food Service Certification. Gladys was employed with Town House Restaurant in Bolivar, TN until it’s closing. After years of employment, Gladys decided to babysit to help her family raise the younger generations.

Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac & Ocie McGowan; one brother, Willie McGowan; one sister, Elizabeth Beard; two nephews, Louis Beard, Jr and Jamarcus McGowan.

Gladys leaves to cherish her loving memories: four brothers, James (Shirley) McGowan, Robert (Dorothy) McGowan, John McGowan, and Ricky (Paula) McGowan all of Whiteville, TN; three sisters, Emma (Terry) Williamson of Stanton, TN, Betty McNeal and Tommie (Jerry) Walker of Whiteville, TN and a host of nieces and nephews who loved her dearly and will miss her tremendously.

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