Gloria Herod

Gloria Faye Magness Herod was born in Wortham on Sept. 4, 1936, to Katie Evelyn Calame and William Doyal Magness. She graduated from Wortham High School, received a bachelor's degree from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, and master's degree from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla. Gloria Faye was employed by the Texas Agriculture Extension Service in Crockett,Carthage and Corsicana. Prior to her marriage to S.F. Herod she taught in the homemaking Department at Sam Houston State University. She later taught homemaking at Corsicana and Wortham. Mrs. Herod was a past worthy matron of the Richland Order Eastern Star Chapter 392, now affiliated with Corsicana Chapter 118. While living in Navarro County she was a member and active in the FUMC Choir, Christian Adult Sunday School Class, UMW Circle I, Food For Fitness, and WYO. While in Plano until her health failed, Gloria Faye assisted Custer Road Methodist Church with the weekly services at Plano Evergreen at Plano. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Donna Doylene Magness. She is survived by a daughter, Holly Kaye and husband Steve Clay of Plano; grandson, Cooper Paul Clay of Plano; Holly's father, S.F. Herod of Corsicana; brother, Fenley and wife Louise Magness of Huntsville; niece, Lesa and husband Kenny Hancock of Mexia; great-nieces, Taylor and Sydney Groveton of Huntsville; niece, Donna and husband Dale Story of Huntsville ; sister-in-law, Euneva H.Taylor of Longview; and a host of cousins and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to : Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecran Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245 (877) 272-6226; First United Methodist Church, 320 n 15th St., Corsicana, Tx 75110 (903) 874-5656; or Order of the Eastern Star Corsicana Chapter No. 118 (District 1), 201 N. 15th St., Corsicana, Tx 75110. Visitation will be held Friday, Nov. 21, at Griffin Roughton Funeral Home. Services will be 11 am Saturday Nov. 22, at First United Methodist Church. A visitaion with the family will be held following the service in Jackson Parlor at the church. Interment will follow at Richland Cemetery. Honorary pallbears will be Larry Traweek, Ken Murray, Brandon Blue, Monte Huggins, Friends of Paradise Bay, Homer Jones, Bob Gieske, Bill Greeson and Wayne Herod.

Gloria Herod

September 4, 1936 - November 18, 2008