- Gladys Hazel Briggs, age 101, of Richland Center, died at the Richland Hospital on Friday, Sept. 19, 2003. She was born Dec. 20, 1901, to John Nicholas and Ida Mae (Noggle) Maybee near Soldiers Grove, Wis.
On May 7, 1921, she married Ray Adams in LaCrosse. They had two daughters, Ilo June and Margorie Fern. Following a divorce, Gladys married Beauford Briggs on Jan. 28, 1931, in Winona, Minn. They resided in the village of Muscoda before moving to nearby Orion, where they operated a country store.
Gladys later worked at Badger Ordnance in Merrimac, Wis. Gladys was a devoted member of the "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" of Montgomeryville, Wis. Her hobbies included fishing, chatting, gardening, and spending time with her family.
Gladys is survived by a daughter, Ilo Peckham of Mazomanie; a son-in-law, Clarence Rohn of rural Lone Rock; a sister-in-law, Ethel Maybee of Soldiers Grove; seven grandchildren, Margaret "Peggy" Peckham of Brooklyn, N.Y., Patrick (Connie) Peckham of Wausau, Perry (Barbara) Peckham of Santa Fe, N.M., Michael Rohn of rural Lone Rock, Martin (Linda) Rohn of rural Lone Rock, Malinda McCarthy (Dale Servais) of Sextonville, and Midge (Dan) McCauley of rural Viola; eight great-grandchildren, Matt and Lindsay Peckham, Greg and Diana Rohn, Philip McCarthy, Tom (Dana) McCauley, and Steve and Cristal McCauley; a great-great-grandson, Izaak Thomas McCauley; three step-grandchildren, Shirley Briggs Miller, Beth Briggs Smith, and Robert Briggs; and other relatives and friends.
Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Beauford Briggs; a daughter, Margorie Adams Rohn; three sisters, Stella Boak, Lillie Marten McShane, and Pearl Bailey; a brother, Archie Maybee; and a stepson, Burl Briggs.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, at the PRATT MEMORIAL CHAPEL in Richland Center, with the Rev. John Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Basswood Cemetery.
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1922 - 2011 (89 years)
