WHITEHURST, Gladys Pauline (LOWE)

LOWE, WHITEHURST, MILLS, RYE, SORENSOEN, REZAB, BAILEY, HUNTLEY

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 6/25/2013 at 04:27:55

Obituary - Gladys Pauline (Lowe) Whitehurst
1927 ~ 2003

Globe-Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Gladys Pauline WHITEHURST, 76, of Mason City, died Tuesday, (Oct. 7, 2003) at the Manly Care Center.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Bride Colonial Chapel, 110 East Spring Street, Manly, with Reverend Robert CUMINGS of the Bethel United Methodist Church officiating. Inurnment will be private at a later date in the Ventura Cemetery.

There will be no public visitation.

Gladys Pauline WHITEHURST was born on Aug. 26, 1927, in Kirksville, Mo., the daughter of Charles and Cleo LOWE. She attended and received her education in the Mason City School system. After completing her schooling she worked at the Park Hospital in Mason City before writing news articles for the Ventura Newspaper, and also worked for Winnebago Industries in Forest City for 11 years. She was united in marriage to Orvin Keith WHITEHURST in October 1945.

She enjoyed crocheting, crossword puzzles, crafts, collecting clowns, and going to garage sales, but her great love and enjoyment was her family and grandchildren.

She was a member of the Ventura United Methodist Church.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Gary WHITEHURST and his wife, Genelle, of Clear Lake, Jerry WHITEHURST and his wife, Jane of Ollie, Iowa, Sandra RYE and her husband, Harold of Lake City, Minn., Doug WHITEHURST and his wife, Norma, of Clear Lake, David WHITEHURST and his wife, Sandra of Clear Lake, Randy WHITEHURST and his wife, Wendy, of Clear Lake, Kevin WHITEHURST and his wife Linda, of Oshkosh, Wisc., Laurie MILLS and her husband, Gilbert of Plymouth, Teresa SORENSOEN and her husband, Rob of Ringstred, Iowa, and Mike WHITEHURST and his wife Lynette of Manly; 26 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, two sisters, Frieda REZAB and her husband, Norman of Plymouth, and Verna Angel and her husband, Jesse of Mason City; a brother, Charles LOWE, of Clear Lake; as well as other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant son, Steven; a granddaugher, Ann Marie; six brothers and sisters, Roland, Harley, J.C., and Donald LOWE, Thelma BAILEY and Delma HUNTLEY.

Bride Colonial Chapel

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2012