Mrs. Gladys Gillis Grier Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Gladys Lee Gillis Grier was born January 8, 1942 in Ailey, GA to Troy and Daisy Wright Gillis. Her family moved to Moultrie, GA when she was 13 years old. She departed this life on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Pruitt Health Magnolia Manor. She attended and graduated from William Bryant High with honors, Class of 1960. In her young adulthood, Gladys Gillis Grier was active in the Civil Rights Movement, aiding the efforts of local Freedom Riders and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She earned her Master’s degree in English Literature from Albany State College and briefly taught as a substitute teacher in the local school system. Her compassion for people and dedication to community service is reflected in her social work and civic leadership. Gladys worked for the Department of Family and Children Services many years before assuming the role of Activity therapist and later Mental Health therapist at Colquitt County Mental Health until her retirement in 2003. Outside of work, she was a member of several civic clubs and organizations where she held leadership positions to include serving as President of the Colquitt County Historical Society and President of the Alzheimer's Support Group. In her free time, she loved to write poetry (she was also member of the Literary Guild which published several of her poems), sew, bake, shop, dine with friends and family and fellowship at Mother Easter Baptist Church where she sang in the Senior Choir and a member of the Justina B. Lewis Circle. Gladys loved to laugh; she almost always had a smile on her face. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Lamar Gillis, David Gillis; and one sister, Emma Ousley. She is survived by her younger sister, Clara Gillis of Atlanta, GA, her children Cedric E. Grier, George Grier, III both of Moultrie, Georgia, April Grier of South Orange, New Jersey and Dylan Grier of Moultrie, Georgia; her nieces Torey, Julia, Vida, Carmen, and Chrystal, her nephew Geoffrey, their children, one special friend, Marie Young of Moultrie, Georgia and a host of cousins from the Gillis and Wright families.

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Mrs. Gladys Gillis Grier

January 8, 1942 - December 31, 2020