Myral Alene (Swan) GILSON

SWAN, GILSON, CLANCY, MARTIN, REESE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/29/2016 at 10:14:17

August 17, 1951 ---- January 19, 2016

Myral Alene (Swan) Gilson, 64, died on January 19, 2016, at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. Myral was born on August 17, 1951, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the daughter of Leland Dean Swan and Beth Marvelle (Clancy) Swan. She was a 1970 graduate of Boone Valley High School in Renwick, IA. On January 20, 1973, she was married to Martin "Marty" Russell Gilson at the Hardy United Methodist Church, Hardy, IA. Myral and Marty met at the University of Northern Iowa, where she received her BA in Education in 1974 and her MA in Library Science in 1977. She taught in a several schools in Iowa and Arizona for 41 years. Myral was active in various churches with roles as Sunday School teacher, Women's Fellowship president, and positions on church boards. She is survived by her husband Marty; brothers Mychael of Heron Lake, MN, Marshall (Pamela) of Hardy, IA; sister-in-law Beth Martin Swan of Farmington, MN; mother-in-law Dorothy Gilson and brother-and sister-in-law Larry and Carol Gilson, Winthrop, IA; brother-in-law Charles Reese, Colorado Springs, CO; and several nieces and nephews to the third generation. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister-in-law Debra Reese.

Myral's funeral is 4 pm, Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Velda Rose United Methodist Church, 5540 E Main St, Mesa AZ 85205, with a luncheon following in the church fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, you many donate to a charity of your choice in memory of Myral or to Hillcrest Family Services, Dubuque, IA; McCurdy Ministries, Espanola, NM; or the Martin and Myral Swan Gilson Education Scholarship, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA. Meldrum Mortuary and Crematory, 52 N Macdonald, Mesa, AZ, is handling arrangements.

The Arizona Republic
January 22, 2016