Gladys Wilson Obituary (1918 - 2021)

Gladys Virginia Wilson June 24, 1918 - March 8, 2021 (Age 102) On Monday, March 8, 2021, Gladys Virginia Wilson, wife of the late Forest W. Wilson Sr., departed this life at Adelphi House Assisted Living in Hyattsville, Maryland. She was born June 24, 1918 to the late Vernese and Stansbury Frazier, Sr. of Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gladys received her primary education at the one-room Stewarttown Segregated Elementary School in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gladys was a member of Goshen United Methodist Church in Gaithersburg Maryland (formerly Stewarttown United Methodist Church) where she held several positions: Finance Committee, Homemakers Committee, Ushers Committee, and United Methodist Women. She was an active member of the church until her failing health took its toll. Gladys loved to cook and bake. Her favorite things to bake were lemon meringue pie, apple pie, sugar and ginger cookies. She loved working in the yard planting flowers and helping her husband in his garden. She also loved watching baseball games, especially the St. Louis Cardinals. Upon turning 100 years old, she received numerous awards, including the Frazier Christian Family Circle Community Service award, United Methodist Women service award and a declaration of Gladys Virginia Wilson Day in the 3rd district of Montgomery County on June 24, 2018. She was preceded in death by her: daughter, Eleanor W. Stewart; three brothers, Norman, James, and Donald Frazier; and two sisters, Dorothy Frazier and Mabel Gassaway. Gladys leaves to mourn her passing: two sons, Forest W. Wilson, Jr. (Laverne) of Rockville and Franklin D. Wilson (Mary) of Staten Island, NY; two brothers, Charles Frazier and Stansbury Frazier, Jr.; two sisters-in-law, Ruth Frazier and Juanita Frazier; one son-in-law, Gerald S. Stewart; five grandchildren, Michael Stewart (Rhonda), Tamra Henderson, Forest Wilson III, Kip Wilson (Shahidah), and Keith Riggs; devoted nephews, Malcom Larry Frazier and William Fields; devoted nieces, Rita Gassaway, Donte Gassaway-Fields and Crystal Addison; goddaughter, Robin Frazier-Anderson; special friends, Felicia Elder, William Underwood and Doris Wilcox; twelve great-grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. Graveside service will be held at later date. Please check the funeral home website periodically for updates.