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                           OA Online Obituaries.
                                      
                          Permian Basin Obituaries
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Monday February 18, 2002

Gladys A. Brownlee
ODESSA - Gladys A. Brownlee, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born Jan. 23, 1918 to Henry Jay and Sallie Golightly in Erath County near Dublin, Texas.
Mrs. Brownlee graduated from Dublin High School and married Clyde Leslie Brownlee in 1935.They lived in DeLeon, Seagraves, Pampa and Colorado City before settling in Odessa in 1949. She was an award-winning saleswoman for a cosmetic company and when she met people, she made lifelong friendships. She went to work in the Ector County Clerk's office in 1959, then moved to the Purchasing Department before retiring from the office staff of the county library in 1983, giving 24 years of service to Ector County.
She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church and the Friendship Sunday school class for 52 years. She was a devout Bible student, and participated in Bible studies of various denominations in Odessa.
Mrs. Brownlee was an excellent cook, accomplished seamstress, and has been described by her grandchildren as a very giving, beautiful, kind, loving, faithful Christian woman who focused her life on her family and her faith. She will be remembered by everyone for her beautiful smile and gentle nature.
Mrs. Brownlee was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, one sister, one grandson, Glen M. Fink, and her beloved husband, Clyde, who died in 1985. She joined Clyde, the love of her life, on Valentine's Day.
She is survived by her daughters Georgene Miller and husband, Bob of Odessa, Kay Peek and Husband, Buster of San Angelo, and son, Les Brownlee of Alexandria, Va.; grandchildren, Joel Fink Jr., and wife, Laura, of Midland, Tracy Carney and husband, Clay, of Falls Church, Va., John Brownlee and wife, Lee Ann, of Roanoke, Va., Sloan Springer and husband, Thance, of Coahoma, Sarah Peek of San Angelo; great grandchildren, Ryan, Kelsey, and Reagan Fink, Vana and Vail Springer, Kyla Carney and Thompson Ann Brownlee.
Mrs. Brownlee's son, Les, was recently appointed by President George W. Bush, as Under Secretary of the Army. Her grandson, John Brownlee, was appointed by President Bush as the United States Attorney of the Western District of Virginia.
Viewing will be held at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. The burial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Steve Trout officiating. A memorial service will then be held at First United Methodist Church of Odessa at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends in the church parlor immediately following the memorial service. You are invited to leave a message or memory in the online guest book at www.wilsonfuneral.com. Services have been entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Contributions can be made to the Memorial Fund of the First United Methodist Church of Odessa or the Door of Hope Mission.