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Gladys M. McFadden, 91, Altoona, passed away Thursday at her residence.
She was born in Guys Mills, Crawford County, daughter of the late George and Ila (Poly) Smith. On Oct. 18, 1952, she married William F. McFadden. They celebrated 58 years together before he preceded her in death Feb. 11, 2011.
Surviving are her three children: William Andrew McFadden of Hollidaysburg, Deborah Beauchamp (Jim) and Linda Allen (Sean) both of Altoona; her six grandchildren: Jeb Beauchamp (Tracy), Brooke Link (Hunter), Maggie Lewis, Nikki Dull (Jeff), Keegan Allen and Rogan Allen; nine great-grandchildren: Austin and Hailey Beauchamp, McKenna and Colin Yaudes, Bryce, Brady and Layla Lewis, Paisley Olszewski and Liam Dull; her brother, Merle Smith (Mary) of White Oak; her sister, Patricia Massa of Chambersburg; and many, many nieces and nephews.
She was a 1952 graduate of Randolph High School of Guys Mills and retired from JCPenney's credit department. She had a very strong faith and was a member of Grazierville United Methodist Church, Tyrone and Mount Hope United Methodist Church. She was a former member of the Women of the Moose, Lodge 2263, and she had been instrumental in the early development of the Mount Hope Golf Course.
Gladys looked forward to her Tuesday Mahjong sessions with her lady friends at the Graystone Court Villas. She dearly enjoyed time spent with her family: her loving children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, in whom she instilled her great belief in loving everyone. Her favorite Bible verse was Micah 6:8, which states: "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at Mount Hope United Methodist Church, 29034 Highway 27, Guys Mills, where a funeral service will immediately follow at 11 a.m., Pastor Alice McClymond officiating. Interment will be held at Randolph Union Cemetery, Guys Mills.
Arrangements are by The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona.
The family kindly requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in Gladys's memory to: Mount Hope United Methodist Church, 29034 Highway 27, Guys Mills, PA 16327.
Condolences may be made at stevensfamilyfuneralhomes.com or on the Stevens Family Funeral Homes Facebook page.