Miss Gladys M. Sparling of Melrose, died Sunday morning, May 21, 2006 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.
Miss Sparling was born in Melrose, August 16, 1922, daughter of the late William Sparling and Isabel (Burchill) Sparling.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Melrose for over 50 years.She was also a member of the Melrose Garden Club, Melrose AARP, the Melrose Women's Club and Kappa Delta Psi and had volunteered in their Swap Shop.
Gladys was the sister of the late Eleanor I. Riley and her late husband, Harold D. Riley. She was a long-time friend of Ginnie Bryant of Melrose.