Fulton Co Georgia (Potter Co. TX )- Obit for Gladys Christine Guy Upshaw Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 14 May 2002 Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright, http://www.amarillonet.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Gladys Christine Guy Upshaw Gladys Christine Guy Upshaw, 96, of Amarillo died Sunday, May 12, 2002. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Llano Cemetery with Dr. Roger Hubbard, pastor of Lake Tanglewood Community Church, officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Upshaw was born June 3, 1905, in Nashville and lived there until 1926 when she moved to Atlanta. She married Herschel Tucker Upshaw in 1929, and after the birth of her two children, embarked upon a stellar career in business. She became the first female loan officer in a bank in Atlanta and the first female manager of a federal savings and loan in that city. Participating in a variety of endeavors, she served as president of the Women's Chamber of Commerce, as well as president of Business and Professional Women's Club there. She somehow found time to keep building on her education, taking numerous business and banking courses. In addition, during their high school years, she was always at basketball games for her son, and busy creating beautiful evening dresses for her daughter. A devoted wife and mother, she was very active at Peachtree Road Methodist Church, truly bringing up her children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. She was blessed with a great musical gift, the ability to play virtually anything by ear on the piano and organ. She played for old and young alike at church, on the radio, for restaurants and dinner clubs in Atlanta, and more recently at Furr's Cafeteria in Wolflin Square. In the early 1940s, the Navy held a recruiting gala for WAVES, their women's division. So she wrote a theme song for the gals, "That Ought to be You in Navy Blue." It was performed by a special Navy band during a city ceremony in Atlanta, where she was honored for her contribution. Energetic and innovative, she didn't limit her activities to the business and musical world. She was a great and creative cook - widely known for such dishes as her famous chicken-on-eggbread, top- of-the-stove meatloaf and her show-stopping lemon icebox pie. Always active in community causes, after she retired she became the Atlanta director for Project Concern, a Methodist outreach program, and led a Walk for Mankind down the streets of Decatur, an Atlanta suburb. As a result, then-governor Jimmy Carter presented her with a proclamation, declaring Walk for Mankind Month in Georgia. In March 1999, the Amarillo Globe-News' Karen D. Smith featured her in an article, showing a picture of her receiving the award and lauding her for her continued pursuits (at 93) in such matters as the "Virtues for Aging," a book by President Carter, and her further interests regarding The Community Report, a statistical profile of Amarillo and Canyon. Later in her retirement, she served as ombudsman for several nursing homes in Atlanta, but went "the second mile," getting personally involved with some of the patients, bringing them special dishes, and at times helping them celebrate with birthday parties. In 1991, she moved to Amarillo to be near her family and make a horde of new friends. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1954. Survivors include her daughter, Julia Upshaw Taylor of Amarillo; her son, H. Tucker Upshaw Jr. and wife, Martha, of Chicago; seven grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; three nieces; a nephew; and many loving friends. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, Salvation Army and Life Challenge of Amarillo. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Amarillo Globe-News, May 14, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/051402/obi_ob051402-26.shtml ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============