Gladys Saunders Hardister's Obituary
Gladys Irene Saunders Hardister, 85, of Albemarle, NC,
passed away Sunday August 4, 2019 in Atrium Health Pineville, NC. Her funeral
service will be 2 PM Thursday August 8, 2019 at Fairview Baptist Church with
Rev. Ken Burris officiating. Burial will follow in Stanly Gardens of Memory.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 6 Pm until 8 Pm at
Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle.
Gladys was born June 23, 1934 in Stanly County, NC and was
the daughter of the late Jack Poe Saunders and Lavina Hall Saunders. She was a
former employee of Allison Manufacturing. She was a member of Fairview Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Hardister was preceded in death by her husband Donald
Gray Hardister on February 24, 2019. She is survived by a son Donald Gray
Hardister, Jr. (Pam) of Charlotte, NC; a brother John Saunders of Lenoir, NC;
sister Diane Spiegler of Charlotte, NC; granddaughter Tracey Miller (Brett) of
Fletcher, NC and four great-grandchildren, Angela, Kay, Shelby and Dustin.
Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care
of Albemarle is serving the Hardister Family.
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