3/10/2023 0 Comments Gladys friends![]() What a great missionary couple for the people of Africa. ![]() They traversed East and Central Africa with their beautiful feet to bring the message of peace and love not to mention the many gifts they brought with them wherever they went. That they leveraged their cultural diversity into a formidable strength to bless Quakers and peoples of Africa is a great light for us. As we lay David to rest today, who has remained a faithful companion to Gladys even in death, we the family of FUM Africa celebrate them for their inspiring faith. Richard Sitati, FUM Assistant Presiding Clerk, Africa Region: In addition to the many remembrances that can be found online, FUM staff and representatives who worked closely with David have shared these memories with us: He worked through the Africa Great Lakes Initiative, and then when he left AGLI, he worked through Transforming Communities for Social Change, a Kenyan community-based organization founded by David, Gladys, Getry, Peter Serete, and others. Once donor funds given during the post-election violence were exhausted, FUM raised money for FCPT Coordinator Getry Agizah’s salary and the FCPT committee administrative costs, and David raised the money for the programmatic activities. David and Gladys were well-known for their peace work in East Africa, and for their work for Friends, which brought them into partnership with FUM in various ways.David worked closely with FUM as an FCPT leader, as a member of the Kaimosi Hospital board, and as an FUM General Board member and triennial representative.ĭavid’s work with Friends Church Peace Team began with its formation and has continued to the present. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Blankenship family guestbook at members of the Friends United Meeting community in both Africa and North America have been moved by the recent deaths of David Zarembka, on April 1, and his wife Gladys Kamonya, on March 25. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at or to First United Methodist Church, 3425 N. The family requests memorials be made to St. The family would like to thank Hospice of Chattanooga for their compassionate care, especially her caregivers, Shannon McDonald and Margie Willis. Entombment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, in the Fireside Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN, with Reverend Dennis P. prior to the service at the funeral home.Īn additional service will be held at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022, in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Curtis McKee officiating. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Blankenship of Cleveland two grandchildren, Shannon Younger (Bridget) of Huntsville, AL, and Jennifer Williams of Cleveland five great-grandchildren, Haley and Lily Williams and Jacob, Tyler, and Morgan Younger and several nieces and nephews.Ī celebration of her life will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Fiser and sisters, Marie Goodman and Minnie Belle Welch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Bobby Joe Blankenship brothers, J.T. Her hobbies also included crocheting, knitting, and crafts. ![]() She was an avid reader and a fierce competitor in cards and games. Gladys and her husband Bobby enjoyed golfing together and traveling the world with their family and friends. She was a woman of strong faith and a loyal friend to all who knew her. Gladys was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and a significant presence in the life of her family. ![]() She and her husband moved in 2007 to Cleveland, where they became active members of the First United Methodist Church. She was employed as a secretary with Memphis City Schools for over 30 years. She married Bobby Joe Blankenship in 1949 in Humboldt, TN, and they moved to Memphis, TN, in 1956. Gladys was born in Gibson, TN, to John Thomas Fiser III and Gracie Elizabeth Yochum Fiser. Gladys Fiser Blankenship, 93, of Cleveland, TN, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. ![]()
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