Gladys McCollum

With our hearts full of love and gratitude, we celebrate
the life of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great
grandmother Gladys McCollum, who went home to be
with the Lord on October 28, 2025.
Born on June 26, 1934, in Bennettsville, South Carolina, Gladys was
the daughter of the late John and Novella McCollum and was one out
of 13 siblings. She was a loving mother to three children. She retired
many years ago, as an assistant cook from Associated Day Care
services. She was a lifelong tenant of SMS apartments and member
of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Boston, MA.
Gladys was the heart of our family - a woman of deep faith, endless
love, and quiet strength. Her home was always open and her kitchen
was always full. Her famous sweet potato pie will be missed. She had
a way of making everyone feel special. Her wisdom shaped us, her
laughter lifted us, and her love held us together.
She leaves to cherish her memory her three daughters; Dorothy Jean,
Barbara Ann, and Yvette, and leaves behind two sisters Rosa Mae
Littes (Bennettsville, SC), Novella Elizabeth (Boston, MA), and one
brother Benjamin (Boston, MA), as well as seven grandchildren; Alan
Tawan, Ernest Jamall, Clifford Cantius, Jamal Hakiym, John Wesley,
Latoya Lizzette, and Shanara Aleesha, ten great granddaughters, five
great-grandsons, and three great-great grandsons, as well as a host
of nieces and nephews.
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