Grandma Oldham

Gloria Ann Sperry Oldham

"Always in Our Hearts"

Gloria Ann Oldham slipped peacefully from this life April 19, 2014. 
She was born August 17, 1933 in Mona, Utah to Asa Hugh and Eva Laurene Vest Sperry. She was born prematurely and was feisty from an early age. As a young girl she loved to climb trees, was good at gymnastics, and although very small, could beat up any boys that picked on her. She grew up, married her sweetheart, Robert Oldham, in the Salt Lake Temple and went to work as a secretary. Her drive and dedication led to her position as the secretary to the President of Beneficial Life and for many years she kept things running smoothly. She served faithfully in many callings in the LDS Church including Relief Society President, Young Women's, Primary, and stake callings. 
Gloria will be missed by many close friends and a loving family. She is survived by her son, Allan (Debra); daughter, Barbara Davies (Edwin); brother, Jay Sperry; brother-in-law, Jerald (Mary Ann) Oldham; sisters-in-law, Beth Jones and Elma Sperry; grandchildren: Corey, Justin (Helen), Emily (Marty), Christy (Eric), Brent (Melinda), and Eric (Jeesoo); great grandchildren: Anthony, Kathryn, Molly, Brynn, Bryce, Gabe, and Camille. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Oldham; parents; brothers, Hugh and Ronald Sperry; and sister, Ruth Anderson. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 25, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road where a viewing will be held 1-1:45 p.m. prior to services. Interment, Mona Cemetery.



Memories of Grandma:

*The most perfect vacuuming lines ever seen on carpet
*Playing with her costume jewelry - my absolute favorite thing to do
*Her small but beautiful and immaculately kept back yard, picking raspberries and cherry tomatoes
*Learning how to make candy and dip chocolate (hers were perfect and mine stunk)
*Taking me out to mexican restaurants (we both loved spicy food)
*Writing letters and getting her perfectly professional typed and indented responses
*Going to the mother/daughter Relief Society event a few summers when she was RS president
*Watching her and Grandpa playfully tease each other (together they made retired life look pretty darn good)

Grandma was a classy lady.  She always looked beautiful and had a gift for making everything around her  more beautiful, including the people.  She was fun, spiritual, smart, inquisitive (especially after I became interested in boys), and had serious skills.  She was a leader.  I loved watching her marriage.  She was everything a little girl like me could ask for as an example to watch.  She was the full package, albeit a tiny one.  But great things come in small packages, and although she was small, she was a force; a lasting influence, and I'm so glad she was mine.  Miss you, Grandma.