Edith Mae Gleason

Dateline: Waxhaw, NC Edith Mae Gleason, 86, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012. She was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 1, 1925 daughter of the late Raymond and Edith West Baur. Mrs. Gleason was a Missionary with Wycliffe-Bible Translators. The family will receive friends Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 1:00 until 2:45 at Mineral Springs United Methodist Church with the funeral service to follow at 3:00 PM. Burial will follow in the Waxhaw City Cemetery. Mrs. Gleason is survived by her husband, Roy Gleason, son, Robert Donald Gleason of Del Valle, Texas, daughters, Rebecca Ruth Pius of Tallahessee, Florida, Barbara Marie Hilgendorf of Lancaster, SC, sisters, Ida Wells of Leicester, MA, Eleanor Tegeler of Pounding Mill, VA, and Mary Greene of Springboro, PA, 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Operation Reach Out, 1308 Miller St., Monroe, NC 28110 or JAARS, P O Box 248, Waxhaw, NC 28173. Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112 is caring for the Gleason family. Online condolences may be made at www.gordonfuneralservice.com Published online on February 20, 2012 courtesy of Gordon Funeral Service, Inc. .