Gladys M. Birch
Member of Seventh-day Adventist Church
Gladys M. Birch, 100, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013.
She was born January 10, 1913, in Canton Township, a daughter of James W. and Nannie Lattamore Birch.
Ms. Birch was a 1932 graduate of Trinity High School.
She was a member of Seventh-day Adventist Church, where she served as superintendent of Sabbath School, assistant clerk and deaconess.
In Washington, she worked at F.W. Woolworth Co. and Hazel Atlas Glass Co. After moving to Chicago, Ill., she worked for 12 years at the Institute for Juvenile Research. Following retirement, she had been involved in volunteer work.
Ms. Birch was a member of Illinois State Employees Association of Retirees.
After moving back from Chicago, she was the first person to sign up for residence at the Thomas Campbell Apartments when they were built in 1978, and she lived there until October 10, 2003, when she moved into the Humbert Lane Nursing Home.
She was the last member of her immediate family.
Deceased are four sisters, Lottie B. Birch, Bessie M. Miller, Virginia Morrison and Pearl Welch; and a brother, Russell Birch.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, November 1, with Pastor Robert Williams of Seventh-day Adventist Church officiating. Burial will follow in North Buffalo Cemetery, Washington.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Seventh-day Adventist Church, 901 North Main Street, Washington, PA 15301. Additional information and guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.