Gladys Norma Doyel

Gladys Doyel, 94, of Malvern, passed away on August 5, 2015 at the Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Malvern. Burial will be in the Tabor Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday, August 9, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial fund has been established.

Gladys Norma Benedict was born to Norman Thomas and Sylvia Gladys (Boyce) Benedict on May 26, 1921 near Glenwood, Iowa. She was baptized in 1933 at the West Oak Baptist Church north of Glenwood. Gladys attended country school at Gowen #1 and graduated from the Glenwood High School in 1938.

Gladys married John Lyle Williams, of Tabor, Iowa, on February 10, 1939. They lived on a farm near Tabor for five years before moving to a farm near Silver city, Iowa where their daughter, Shirley Diane, was born. The family then moved to a farm in the Woodbine, Iowa area where their son, Larry Lyle, was born. They later moved to a farm a few miles north of Malvern, Iowa in 1952.

The family joined the First Baptist Church in Malvern where Gladys taught Sunday School for 20 years and sang in the church choir. Gladys and Lyle were married 33 years when Lyle died in 1972.

Gladys and Dale Allensworth were married in 1975. Her family grew to include Dale's children and their families. They were married for 16 years when Dale died in 1991.

In 1993, Gladys married an old friend, J.W. Doyel. They made their home in Malvern and her family grew to include J.W.'s family. After 10 years of marriage, Jay died in 2003.

Gladys was active in her church and with various community clubs including, Garden Club, Love Thy Neighbor, Pleasant Valley Neighborhood, Malvern B.P.W, Deborah Society, Red Hats, and the Heritage Club. She was never happier than when her family were together for holidays and birthdays. Gladys was very proud of her children and their families. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister and a good friend to all who knew and loved her.

Gladys passed away on August 5, 2015 at the Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the age of 94 years, 2 months, and 10 days. In addition to her husbands, Lyle, Dale and J.W., she was also preceded in death by her parents; brother-in-law George Miller; step sons, Dale Allensworth Jr., Dennis Allensworth, and Gary Doyel; and step grandson Jason Goodman.

Gladys is survived by her daughter Shirley Norland and husband Wayne of Glenwood; son Larry Williams and wife Linda of Malvern; grandsons, Brad Williams of Malvern and fiancA(c) Rebecca Sarasin of Beaverton, Ontario, Jay Williams and wife Spencer, and Jeff Williams and wife Sarah, all of Malvern; granddaughter Sondra Doty and husband Nick of Robbinsdale, MN; ten special great grandchildren, Emma and Megan Williams, Ali Honnold and Kyler and Brynn Williams, Jackson, Kayden and Benson Williams, and Alvin and Bernard Doty; sister Viva Miller of Glenwood; brother Duane Benedict and wife Lois of Glenwood; stepdaughter Diane Dell and husband John of Kansas City, MO; step daughters-in-law, Connie Allensworth of Jefferson, IA, Camille Allensworth of Waco, TX, and Sandy Goodman and husband Dave of Riverton, WY; several step grandchildren and great grandchildren; nephews, nieces, and extended relatives; and many friends.