On Wednesday, January 3, 2018 Gladys Elizabeth Perry, nee Webster, passed away at the age of 87 at the Sunrise Memory Care Center, Columbia, MD. Of Columbia, MD, formerly of Elkridge, MD, the beloved wife of George M. Perry. Loving mother of Kathryn "Kathy" L. Horsey and her husband Danny, Lois M. Perry and her husband Charlie Menefee and Georgina E. Roos and her husband Rick. Sister of David Webster and the late Greta Donaghy, Alberta Wesley, Leander "Bud" Webster and G. Irwin Webster. Grandmother of Jeffrey Hildebrand. She is also survived by her great-grandchildren, Faith, Sophia and Connor Hildebrand and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Perry was born in Massachusetts and moved to Nova Scotia, Canada at the age of 4, where she grew up on the family farm. She graduated from Kings County Academy in Kentville, Nova Scotia and went on to obtain a Bachelors Degree in Secretarial Science from the Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. In 1951, Gladys married George M. Perry, her husband of 67 years, and moved to the Baltimore, MD area where she resided for the remainder of her life. Gladys was the founder and first president of the Elkridge Kindergarten and was an active member of the congregation and choir of Grace Episcopal Church, Elkridge, MD for many years. Gladys was an enthusiastic gardener, an accomplished baker and a prolific knitter.
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Grace Episcopal Church, 5805 Main Street, Elkridge, MD 21075 at 11:00 am. Her Inurnment will be held in Nova Scotia, Canada privately at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to Grace Episcopal Church or the Alzheimer's Association. Arrangements were handled by the Gary L. Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park, Inc., Elkridge, MD. www.garylkaufmanfuneralhome.com
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