Logan County Illinois Obituary of Gladys Marie Read Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by: William L. Stephenson, Jr., Obituary of Gladys Marie Read - Transcription by William L. Stephenson, Jr., - Historian, Bock Family Association August 2001 Gladys Marie Read Gladys Marie Read of Broadwell died at the Deaconess hospital at 7:30 A. M. Sunday, March 18, [1922] at the conclusion of a severe illness with goiter, of little more than a week, at the age of 22 years, 1 month and 13 days. The decedent was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Leslie Read, the maiden name of her mother being Apel. She was born in Broadwell February 5, 1901 and is survived by her parents and therr brothers and sisters, Irene, Emmett and Viola, all at home. The remains were taken to the home of the grandmother, Mrs. Geo. Read at 516 Wyatt avenue Monday afternoon to await burial. There will be a service at the home of the grandmother at 1:30 P. M. and at the St. John's church at 2 o'clock Tuesday. Burial will be in Union cemetery. Miss Read for the past four years has been employed as bookkeeper for the firm of Cesby & Traughber. She was compelled to leave her work and go to the hospital a week ago last Thursday because of her condition.