My most fond memories of Sis. Gladys Whittington go back to the days when we were in fellowship at Triumphant Baptist Church in Hyattsville, MD. For several years we ministered together each month at Althea Woodland Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Takoma Park, MD. She was most instrumental to assist with the worship service which consisted of singing, prayer, the preaching of the word of God, followed by the serving of communion from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. She was always ready, on time, when I came by to pick her up. Sometimes she prayed, testified, or helped to distribute the elements of communion, either the bread or the fruit of the vine. I bought the tray to hold the cups as Sis. Whittington supplied the plate for the bread. She also provided some of the funds to defray the cost of the elements of the Lord's Supper. Very often when I took her back home, she invited me inside to show me pictures of her beloved late husband, her children, grandchildren, and other members of her family, to reminisce about the days of glory in New Haven, CT, when Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. was her pastor prior to his going to New York City to lead the Abyssinia Baptist congregation. She is a person of noteworthy quality, dignity, and integrity. May her memory be blessed to live in our hearts forever. Amen. Joyfully submitted, Rev. Dr. Ray E. McKissic

To the family of Sister Gladys Whittington I will always remember her because she has the same birthday as my mom, and I remember the times my husband and I would pick her up and take her to church, but most of all how she would always talk about how dear and intelligent were her grands.

May the peace that comes from the memories of love shared comfort you now and in the days ahead.

Blessings and Peace Always

The Staff of Fort Lincoln Funeral Home wishes to express to you, your family and friends, our sincere and deepest condolences on the loss of your loved one. Please know those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one's gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart, for as long as there is memory, they'll live on in the heart. (Mary Ramish)

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Mrs. Gladys Whittington

4 June, 1923 – 28 January, 2019

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