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Gladys Speed Obituary
SPEED
9/6/39 - 10/17/19
LAKELAND - Ms. Gladys Elaine Speed passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019.
She was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 6, 1939 to parents Byron and Gladys Brown. She was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (Cheyney University - Delta Tau, 1960) and worked as a special education teacher.
Gladys has lived in the Lakeland area for 22 years and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Lakeland. Her hobbies included church, reading and spending time with her family.
Gladys is survived by her loving husband, Jonathan Speed of Lakeland; daughter Leneen Speed-Walker of Odenton, MD; stepdaughter Chiquita Rawls of Landover, MD; grandchildren Avery and Harper Walker of Odenton, MD; niece, Jihan Amir of Philadelphia; and nephew Theodore Brown.
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 24, 201 at 10:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church of Lakeland. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions in the name of Gladys Brown Speed to the American Heart Association.
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