Gladys Winn Birdwell Obituary, 8/20/09, Haynesville, Louisiana
Birdwell, Gladys Winn
Gladys Winn Birdwell
HAYNESVILLE, LA - Gladys Winn Birdwell, age 95, died August 20, 2009, in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 22, 2009, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Bailey Funeral Home in Haynesville, LA. Services will be at Haynesville Methodist Church, Sunday, August 23, at 2:00 PM, with burial following at Old Town Cemetery.
Gladys Winn Birdwell was born November 29, 1913, in Haynesville to B. A. Winn and Veda Brown Winn. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, M. J. Birdwell, and also, her brothers, Gray Winn, Gerald Winn and Herbert Winn, and one sister, Abbie Faye Crossin.
She is survived by her children, Maurice N. Birdwell and wife Lillian and Barbara Birdwell Landry and husband Leo. She is also survived by 4 grandchildren, Warrick Birdwell and wife Angie, Amy Birdwell Hollman and husband Hal, Tommy Landry and wife Kim, and Ginger Landry Lee and husband Sal, and 11 great-grandchildren, Lexi Landry, Alli Landry, Layton Landry, Samuel Lee, Sophia Lee, Olivia Lee, Landry Lee, Casey Birdwell, Jacob Birdwell, Hali Hollman, and Jillian Hollman. She is also survived by 2 sisters-in-law, Margaret Winn and Dot Winn and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Birdwell lived in Haynesville until 5 years ago when she moved to Brandon, MS, to be near her children. She was an active member in DAR and in the Haynesville Methodist Church.
Serving as pallbearers are: Hal Hollman, Warrick Birdwell, Tommy Landry, James Merritt Banks, Buddy Modisette and Troy Browning.
Memorials may be made to the Haynesville United Methodist Church. Bailey Funeral Home
Haynesville, LA 318-624-0366
Published in the Shreveport Times on 8/22/2009