Gladys Marie Charters

GLADYS MARIE CHARTERS- at the Charlotte County Hospital, St. Stephen, NB. January 15, 2005. We celebrate the home going of Gladys Marie (Barlow) Charters to join with her husband Wayne. Gladys was born in Saskatchewan on March 22, 1915 and moved to St. Stephen as a young girl with her parents and siblings. She was a mom to six children, grandmother to fourteen grandchildren and great grandmother to three great grandchildren. Survived by son; Donald (Linda) of St. Stephen, their children; Jonathan and his daughter Marissa in St. Stephen and Victoria Taylor (Ron) , their children; Gabriel and Olivia in Toronto, daughter; Karen Fougere (Joe), their daughters; Joelle and Jennifer of Edmonton, daughter; Annabelle of Ottawa, her daughters; Jessica Hough in Montreal and Malissa Hough of Ottawa, daughter; Cheryl Hoyt of Rothesay, her children; Christopher of Halifax, Matthew of Marystown, Nfld. and Sarah of Victoria, BC., son; Brian (Carol) of Timmins, their daughters; Lydia Dickenson (Gavin) of Townsville, Australia, Naomi, Esther and Hannah of Timmins, son; Gregory (Lois) of St. Stephen, son Jade of CFB Shearwater, NS. Gladys has one sister; Irene Sprague of Bangor Me., one brother; Evans Barlow of Yuma, AZ., several nieces and nephews across the US. Gladys is predeceased by three brothers George, Clayton and Hazen.After a career with Canadian Armed Force,s Wayne and Gladys returned to live in St. Stephen. Gladys became an active member of the Union Street Atlantic Baptist Church, volunteering with CNIB, Thelma Kilpatrick School and Hospice. She had a passion for flowers and shared the bounty of her garden with people of the community with whom she visited. After the death of her husband, she sold their home on Porter Street and resided at Lonicera Hall in St. Stephen. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.Funeral Service will be held Monday January, 17, 2005 at 11 AM from the Union Street Atlantic Baptist Church, St. Stephen, NB. with Rev. Dr. Garth Williams officiating.Interment in the St. Stephen Rural Cemetery, St. Stephen, NB.The S.O. Mehan and Son Funeral Home Ltd. 23 Main St. St. Stephen, NB, in care of arrangements.In lieu of flowers memorials to the donors choice would be appreciated by the family.