On Tuesday, July 27, 2021, Gladys Beryl Sabine went to see Jesus, face to face. She was instantly healed of Alzheimer’s disease which had stolen the past 15 years from her.
Gladys was born, Nov. 9, 1935, in Livermore Falls, Maine, to parents Carrie and Floyd Storer, and was baby #6 of 7. Gladys loved Maine; she loved the pine trees, lakes, Fall leaves and blueberries. It was there she met and married the love of her life, Larry Sabine. He was in the Air Force and they moved to Rantoul, Il, then to Wichita Falls, TX. There, for 40 years, Gladys poured herself into others, singing in the church choir, helping in Sunday school, VBS, church camps, district meetings, and, also, giving free “Lilt” permanents to unsuspecting family members and friends.
She was never afraid to try new things. One year Gladys decided to flock the family Christmas tree in the garage. Using a vacuum cleaner, she somehow flocked the whole inside of the garage and herself, but not the tree.
Gladys loved her family. She stayed home to care for her children, Jeff and Judy, until they finished high school and then she worked for 10 years as a secretary for the state. Some weekends, she loved to make picnic breakfasts in the back yard for her granddaughters, Jenny and Amy. Most of all, Gladys loved God.
After retiring, Larry and Gladys moved to Yukon, Ok to be near their children and grandchildren, attending BFC and volunteering at Reaching Our City.
Gladys was proceeded in death by her husband, Larry, sisters Rose, Millie, and Betty, brothers George and Bob. She is survived by her sister, Louise (Maynard), her children Jeff (Kathy) and Judi, granddaughters Jenny (J) and Amy (Dusty), great grandchildren Jack, Will and Parker Grace, In-laws Richard and Minnie Lou Sabine, many loving nieces and nephews and friends. She will be missed by all who were blessed to know her.
Her funeral service will be held on Thursday, Aug. 5, at 10:00 am, at Chapel Hill Funeral Home. A visitation will be held there, Aug. 4, from 6-8pm.
