Gladys Pearl Stearns1

F, #29583, b. Jun 4, 1922, d. Sep 20, 1995
Pedigree

Family

John Henry Murphy Sr. b. Jun 3, 1913, d. Dec 23, 1996

Chronological Events

Birth*Jun 4, 1922 Gladys Pearl Stearns was born on Jun 4, 1922 at Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
Marriage*Oct 9, 1941 She married John Henry Murphy Sr., son of James William Murphy and Sarah Matilda Sweeney, on Oct 9, 1941 at Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1,2 
Death*Sep 20, 1995 Gladys Pearl Stearns died on Sep 20, 1995, at age 73 at VerDelle Village Nursing Home, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
ObituarySep 21, 1995  OBITUARY: Swanton - Gladys Pearl Murphy, 73, a native and lifelong resident of Swanton, died Wedneday morning Sept 20, 1995 at the Verdelle Village Nursing home in St Albans following a lingering illness.
Mrs. Murphy was a homemaker and mother and was a member of the Church of the Nativity in Swanton.
She was born in Swanton on June 4, 1922, the daughter of Burt and Florence (Barratt) Stearns. She attended Swanton schools and on Oct 9, 1941, she was married to John Henry Murphy Sr. who survives her.
In additon to her husband John of Verdelle Village, Mrs Murphy leaves five children and their spouses, Shirley "Peanut" and Robert Lapan Sr. of Swanton, John H Jr "Sam" and Laurie Murphy of Johnstown, NY, Steven and Diane Murphy of Sabastian, Florida, Debbie and Raymond Corliss of St Albans and Kathy "Babe" and Thomas (Butch) Thompson of Swanton; one brother, Edward Stearns of Massachusetts; three sisters, Ila Barratt of Swanton, helen Lee of Sheldon and JoAnn Young of Massachusetts; 14 grandchildren, 12 great grand children and many nieces and nephews and cousins. Mrs Murphy also leaves her extended family at Verdelle Village where she received much loving care for the past two years.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave, Swanton.

Interment will follow in the family lot in Riverside Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Kidder Memorial Home on Friday prior to the funeral service from 10-11 a.m.

Published in the St. Albans Messenger - Sept 21, 1995.3
 
Burial*Sep 22, 1995 She was buried on Sep 22, 1995 at Riverside Cemetery, Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 18039234.4 

Citations

  1. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  2. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.