Gladys Mae Glass

Mrs. Gladys Mae Glass, age 90, a native of Bibb County, Alabama, and a life-long resident of Mobile, Alabama, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. She graduated from Murphy High School in 1953. Gladys held numerous jobs throughout the years starting with S. H. Kress in Prichard, Alabama; The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina; and the Yokum Battery Company in Mobile, Alabama. Gladys was a long-time member of Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama.

Gladys was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Garland Glass; her parents: Paul Rexford and Venola Madison; and her three sisters: Pauline Dunn, Jean Pannel, and Margaret McHale McClure. She is survived by her children: Deborah Lynn (Per) Jansson of Dallas, Texas, Paul Richard (Deb) Glass of Alabaster, Alabama, and Charlotte Elaine Fox of Auburn, Alabama; four grandchildren: Alexander Madison Glass, Rexford Fox, Lauren Margaret (Keene) Manning, and Tara Kathryn (Ben) Barrett; and one great-grandson, August Fox Manning.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 6040 Three Notch Rd, Mobile, Alabama. The memorial service will immediately follow at 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home with interment at Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Gladys' name to "Wounded Warriors" (https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/) or a charity of your choice.