Gladys N. Hall

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OBITUARY OF GLADYS HALL MULFORD (Lon's Aunt, wife to BasilMulford)


Gladys N. Mulford, 69, a resident of Gardiner for six years, died Thursday, September 28, 1995, in her home. Cause of death is not available. (Cancer, I think it started out in the bladder) She was born October 6, 1925, in Minesota to Dewey and Mabel (Clark) Hall. She moved to Washington in October 1926. She graduated from Chehalis High School in 1945. She married Basil E. Mulford February 1, 1944, in Centralia. They lived in various places in Washington, including many years in Olympia. Mrs. Mulford was a radio operator and worked for the U. S. Post Office for 20 years as a rural mail carrier. She was a seventh-degree Grange member, having joined in 1950. She also belonged to American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and Tenino Rock Cruisers. She was secretary of Newaukum Rockhounds since1951. Mrs. Mulford is survived by a stepdaughter, Carol Shankel, Kansas; and two sisters, Dollie Mckinley, Mossyrock, and June Mulford, Vancouver. She was preceded in death by her husband, Basil, in 1993. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 4, in Forest Memorial Gardens, Olympia. The family suggest memorial donations be made to Hospice of jefferson County.
Arrangements are by Forest Funeral Home, Olympia.

Gladys married Basil Elsworth Mulford, son of John Harry Hayes Mulford and Florence Rose Towner, on 1 Feb 1944 in Centralia, Lewis, Washington. (Basil Elsworth Mulford was born on 27 Mar 1912 in Chehalis, Lewis, Washington and died on 28 Nov 1993 in Port Angeles, Washington.)