- Date Of Birth: January 11, 1936
- Date Of Death: May 19, 2019
- State: Colorado
On January 11, 1936, Murlene Gayles was born to Charles Gayles and Freddie Duncan Gayles in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was the third of seven children born into this large and loving family. Murlene’s parents were hard working people creative, and resourceful, who created resources whenever there was a need and with little or no money. Her mother, fondly known as “Muddie”, was very talented. She could sew, knit, crochet, macramé, decoupage embroidery, quilting, and made ceramics. Her father, Charles “Charlie” was also innovative. He could fix anything and if he didn’t know how, he would figure it out.
Murlene and her sister, Clara came to Denver in 1943 to be with their Grand-mother, Mary Duncan. They were educated in the Denver Public School system, attending Whitter Elementary, Cole Junior High and graduated from Manual High School in 1954.
The rest of the Gayles family moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1946.
