Gordon, Glory L. 1935-2013

GORDON, LINDSEY, KOPPIN, KNOOT, SLOAN, SIMPSON

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Glory L. Gordon
Newton, IA
Jan 8, 1935 - Aug 22, 2013

Visitation Service At the funeral home Sunday, August 25th, 2013 4:30pm to 6:00pm

Funeral Service At the First Assembly of God Church Monday, August 26th, 2013 2:30pm

Burial Service Newton Memorial Park Cemetery
Monday, August 26th, 2013

Glory L. Gordon, 78, of Newton, died on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at Skiff Medical Center. A Funeral service will be held at 2:30 P.M., Monday, August 26, at the First Assembly of God Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 4:30-6 P.M., Sunday, August 25, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home. Memorials to the First Assembly of God Church may be left at the church or the Wallace Family Funeral Home.

Glory, the daughter of Paul C. and Lily E. (Lindsey) Koppin, was born on January 8, 1935 in Newton. She graduated from Newton High School in 1954. Glory was united in marriage with Richard C. Gordon on June 1, 1956 in Newton. She was a CNA and home daycare provider for 22 year, retiring in 1998. Glory was an active member of the First Assembly of God Church where she was a Sunday School teacher and a bible study leader. She loved being with her family and was called “Grandma” by many. Glory was also a dedicated Prayer Warrior, with people calling her and stopping by day and night to ask her for prayers.

Those left to honor Glory’s memory are her children, Calvin (Pam) Gordon of Carrollton, GA, Steve (Myrna) Gordon of Boise, ID, Brian (Kathy) Gordon of Alva, OK, and Ellen (Vince) Knoot of Newton; 11 grandchildren; her 7 great-grandchildren; siblings, Duane (Betty) Koppin, David (Mary) Koppin, and Karen (Ron) Sloan; her many nieces and nephews and brother-in-law, Leonard Simpson.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard Gordon in 1974; and a sister, Marlene Simpson. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa 22 Aug 2013.