CHARLESTON -- Gladys Josephine Ketchum, 87, of Charleston died Friday, June 12, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
She was born Oct. 5, 1910, in West Point, daughter of Will and Sally Gray Perry. She and Jack S. Ketchum were married Jan. 27, 1934. He died May 9, 1995.
Ketchum was a member of Trinity Free Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include two sons, Charles and David Ketchum of Charleston; two daughters, Ruth Brown of Charleston, Nellie Clayton of Hohenwald, Tenn.; 20 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston after 6 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerald Penn officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery.
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