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Geigley, Gladys Thelma Martin (1919-2003)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Sep 22 p. 8

Birth date: 1919 Oct 18

text of obituary:

GLADYS THELMA GEIGLEY

Gladys Thelma (Martin) Geigley, 83, of Montrose, Colo., died July 22, 2003, in Cove, Ore. She was born Oct. 18, 1919, to Clarence D. and Esther H. Martin near Leitersburg, Md.

On Dec. 25, 1938, she married Roy M. Geigley in a triple ceremony with his two sisters.

She gave her heart to the Lord at a young age and was faithful until death. She was a member of Sunny View Mennonite Church of Montrose.

She was a busy mother and homemaker and faithfully stood by her husband's side as a bishop's wife. Many remember her friendly, ready hospitality and her love of flowers and children. It was sad to see her mind and body waste away due to Alzheimer's disease.

Survivors include seven sons, Ray and his wife, Dorothy, of Chambersburg, Pa., Donald and his wife, Esther, of Beavertown, Melvin and his wife, Arlene, of Phoenix, Ariz., Glen and his wife, Mary Ellen, of Centreville, Mich., Arlin and his wife, Rebecca, of Montrose, Alvin and his wife, Carolyn, of Kalona, Iowa, and Leon and his wife, Barbara, of Shipshewana, Ind.; two daughters, Anna Lois Miller and her husband, J. Glenn, of Farmington, N.M., and Esther Mae Kauffman and her husband, Harley, of Cove, Ore.; two brothers, Eldon Martin of Columbia, Pa., and Harold Martin of Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Leola Bange of Lititz, Pa.; 36 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy; a son, Melvin; an infant sister; and three grandchildren.

Services were held at Sunny View Mennonite Church. Burial was in the church's cemetery at Olathe, Colo.

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