Obituary of Gladys E. Smith

Gladys E. Smith 88, of Cortland, passed away May 16, 2014 Gladys was born October 8, 1925 in Syracuse, the daughter of the late Joseph and Olive Norton Clark. Gladys had been employed with ASC at SUNY Cortland for many years, enjoyed ceramics, and was a member of Cortland RSVP. Gladys is survived by her children Douglas Smith of Cortland, Lawrence ( Barbara) Smith of McGraw, Jean (David) Chaffee of Cortland, Joanne (Gary) Sheely of Freeville, and Rosemary Root of Cortland, 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren In addition to her parents Gladys was predeceased by her husband Warren Smith and son Stephen. Memorial services will be held 11:00 am Tuesday at the McLean Community church. Interment will be in Cortland Rural Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Gladys’ name may be directed to the McLean Community Church 50 Church St McLean, NY 13102