- Date Of Birth: December 23, 1929
- Date Of Death: July 24, 2022
- State: Maryland
Gladys Anna (happy bottom) Murphy (nee Smith), 92, of Halethorpe, MD, passed away on July 24, 2022, in Ellicott City, MD.
Gladys is survived by her children: Cheri Fleming of Ellicott City, MD, Pamela Presti of Baltimore, MD and Keith Murphy of Baltimore, MD; grandchildren: Doni and Marie, Jody and Gary, and Heather and Anthony; great-grandchildren: Dustin and Jesse, Kelly, Garrett and Sarah, AJ, Haleigh, Nathan, and Liam; her last remaining sibling, Nancy Barrack of Cambridge, MD; along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Gladys is preceded in death by her husband, Bernard O. Murphy; her parents Floyd and Ruth Smith; great-grandchild Alexandria Murphy; brothers: Russell, Luke, Arthur, and Robert Smith; and sister Margaret Poe.
Gladys was born in Madison, Maryland to Floyd and Ruth Smith (nee Edwards), on December 23, 1929. She attended Cambridge High School and graduated from there in 1946. From there she began working in the canning factories, then Woolworths in Cambridge, MD. Gladys loved to cook; her specialties were baking and seafood. She loved her family, and enjoyed hosting family reunions once a year in Madison, MD.
A note from Gladys Murphy:
Thanking “All” doctors, nurses, and professional individuals, including family and friends, who have made this time in my life bearable and feeling renewed!
