Obituary: Gladys McGowan
Gladys was born in Hardeman County, Tennessee to Isaac and Ocie McGowan on September 4, 1947, and departed this life Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee.
Her funeral service will be held at Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church on Saturday May 24, 2025, at 11 a.m. with Pastor Melvin Rivers in charge. The burial will be in the church cemetery and Dixie Funeral Home is in charge of the professional service.
Gladys will be truly missed for her free and kind spirit. She loved listening to her gospel music daily and one of her favorite songs was “When the Gates Swing Open”. The family will miss her homemade remedies and her wealth of knowledge about family and life, but we will forever carry on her legacy.
Gladys accepted Christ at an early age and later joined Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a faithful member until she was unable to actively attend in person.
Gladys graduated from Allen White High School. She continued her education at Whiteville Vocational School now known as Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Whiteville, where she received her Food Service Certification. Gladys was employed with Town House Restaurant in Bolivar, Tennessee until its closing. After years of employment, Gladys decided to babysit to help her family raise the younger generations.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac and Ocie McGowan; one brother, Willie McGowan; one sister, Elizabeth Beard; and two nephews, Louis Beard, Jr and Jamarcus McGowan.
Gladys leaves to cherish her loving memories four brothers, James (Shirley) McGowan, Robert (Dorothy) McGowan, John McGowan, and Ricky (Paula) McGowan all of Whiteville, Tennessee; three sisters, Emma (Terry) Williamson of Stanton, Tennessee, Betty McNeal and Tommie (Jerry) Walker of Whiteville, Tennessee; and a host of nieces and nephews who loved her dearly and will miss her tremendously.
Courtesy of Dixie Funeral Home, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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