GLADYS W. IRBY
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 10:47PM APRIL 9, 1921 – May 5, 2010
GREENWOOD - Gladys Mae Whitten Smith Teasley Irby, age 89, of 4816 Old Laurens Road, passed away on Wednesday, May 05, 2010, at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in Anderson, SC on April 9, 1921, Mrs. Irby was a daughter of the late Frank Whitten and Daisy Mae Haynie Whitten Chastain. She worked for many years at Appleton Mill and later moved to Greenwood where she worked at the Clothes Line Clothing Store. She was of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Brenda Smith of Anderson; stepson, Roger Irby of Donalds; stepdaughters, Gladys Irby Daniel of Greenwood and Dolly Irby Crawford of Hodges; niece, Ann Jacobs Whitaker; two step-grandchildren, Patty and Michael Daniel of Greenwood. She will be missed by her beloved dog, Baby.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by husbands; Aldolphus Irby, Claude Teasley and Cortez R. Smith; son, Connie Ray Smith; stepsons, William Curtis Teasley and Milton Charles Teasley; sisters, Thelma W. Jacobs and Nannie Louise Whitten and a nephew, Carl Jacobs.
A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, May 7, 2010 at 2:30 pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Park officiated by the Reverend Susan Smith.
The family will be at the home of her daughter-in-law, Brenda Smith, 244 Cloverhill Drive, Anderson, SC and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Friday from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Upstate SC & Western NC, 3535 Pelham Road, Suite 101, Greenville, SC 29615 or the Cancer Association of Anderson, 215 E. Calhoun Street, Anderson, SC 29621.
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