So, do you know the scoop on Gladys? Real? Fake? (From what I can tell after a little online research, this rumor emerged more than four years ago as is often the case, I'm a little behind the times.) Now I don't know whether or not this rumor is true - my Google search resulted in an equal number of "Gladys is real" and "Gladys is pretend" links - but if it is.well, life just isn't quite as funny as it was last week. And I couldn't help but envy her slow, Texas drawl.Īnd then last week I heard the terrible rumor that Gladys is NOT an 88-year-old woman, but an Austin-based comedian named Scott Hardy. ![]() There was something about the uninhibited and unapologetic manner in which she delivered her wise-to-match-her-years, liberally conservative (or conservatively liberal?) views on social issues and politics that made me smile. The family invites you to leave a message or memory at Select obituaries, select ''sign guestbook'' at the top right of the individual memorial.Īrrangements are under the direction and personal care of the professionals at Kerrville Funeral Home.When the conversation first aired - six years ago and long before we ever considered relocating to Texas - I remember thinking that Gladys must really keep her hometown of Austin laughing. The family request memorial donations in Gladys' name to the Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 204 Spence, Kerrville, TX 78028. ![]() The family will receive friends at Kerrville Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX. Wednesday, at the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kerrville, TX with Reverend Josh Sullivan officiating. Their youngest descendants are six great grandchildren: Erin Indigo Anderson, James Patrick ''Jake'' Ratliff, Hollis Cailyn Ratliff, Cassidy Alise Branscome, Trinity Noel Branscome, and Dexter Arno ''Gage'' Branscome V.Ĭelebration of life services will be held 10:00 a.m. They are also survived by five grandchildren: Kevin Leo Anderson, Kjersten Paige Anderson Branscome, Trisha Lynne Anderson Ratliff, Tracy Rene King and Michelle Lynne King Carter. Ronnie, a pilot in the Army, was killed in a plane crash in 1971, Their life, love, and marriage are examples to be envied.īill and Gladys had four children: Judith Ann Anderson of Franklin, Tennessee Ronald Wilbur King, deceased Michael Allen King of Kerrville, Texas and Keith Eugene King of Ardmore, Oklahoma. Except for the war years, this is the longest period they were ever apart. Bill King died on JanuGladys on April 29, 2016. A friend got him a blind date for the Lutheran League picnic with a lady by the name of Gladys Swanberg. Gladys graduated from High School in Lyford and shortly thereafter she met the love of her life, Wilbur Alanson ''Bill'' King. Gladys' family moved to the Rio Grande Valley in the late summer of 1930. She has twin brothers, Vernon Emil Swanberg of Raymondville and Virgil Edgar Swanberg of Harlingen and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and other beloved relatives in and around Willacy County, Texas. ![]() Preceding her in death were Orion Gordon, Carol Julia Critchfield, Ellen Mae Pohlmeyer, Luella Marie Busse and Norman Russell. ![]() She was the second of eight children born to Emil Theodore Swanberg and Hildegarde Ethel Johnson. Gladys was born July 6, 1923, in Henning, Minnesota. She resided in Kerrville, Texas, for many years but had deep roots in Lyford and Willacy County, Texas. Gladys Ellen Swanberg King, age 92 passed away Friday, Apat a local hospital in Nashville, TN while visiting her daughter.
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