She was born August 11, 1925 to French and Cora Frederick of Yellow Creek, WV.

Gladys was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. She enjoyed simple pleasures in life, picking greens, and taking walks. Gladys enjoyed music, especially piano, and could play piano, guitar, and banjo. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved the Lord and her Bible. Proverbs 31:29 "Many daughters have done well, but you excel them all".

She is survived by one son-in-law, Larry Marks of Grantsville; four grandchildren, Frankie Hickman of White Pine WV, Joey (Lisa) Duskey of Gilmer County WV, Stacy Hickman of Grantsville, and Jessica (Ricky) Bell of Big Bend; 11 great-grandchildren, Samantha Norman, Kayla Bremar, Brittany Duskey, Brian Duskey, Sarah Bell, Jasmine Hickman, Jakiah Hickman, Dalton Hickman, Jayden Hickman, Emily Bell, and Ariety Hickman; and four great-great grandchildren, Luca Stevens, Avery Norman, Natalia Bremar, and Jaxon Radar.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Russell Duskey; children Sherry Kay Marks, Joe Duskey, and Kathy Knight; and three sisters, Odell Wilson, Goldie Knight, and Ellen Hardman.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Rick Metheney officiating at Stump Funeral Home & Cremation, Inc., Grantsville WV. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Interment will be in Taylor Cemetery, Yellow Creek Rd.

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