Mrs. Gladys A. Thompson

August 31, 1932 - September 21, 2019

****NOTE: Visitation and Service Time & Location Listed Below**** Gladys Ardith Thompson, 87, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Gladys was born on Wednesday, August 31, 1932 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Bertha Mitchell and Benjamin Burnett. She retired from Gibson Guitar Inc. She also retired from Western Michigan University in 1998. Gladys loved spending time with her sister the late Dorothy Moore. They loved to travel to different cities, and throughout the United States, exploring new adventures and talking. Gladys had a lifetime of giving and willingness to help family and friends. One of her hobbies was bowling, and she enjoyed being part of a bowling league in Kalamazoo for many years. She was always setting up different seasonal decorations, in her home and would display these decorations all year long. She loved her ceramic collectibles as well. Gladys loved to spend time with family and will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband Eugene Thompson, Sr.; son Gregory Allen Thompson; her parents; Bertha Mitchell and Benjamin Burnett; her brother, Donald Wesley Burnett; her sisters Mabel (Donald Sr.) Simms and Dorothy (Arthur) Moore. She leaves to cherish her memory: her son, Gino (Felicia) Burnette of Kalamazoo; grandsons, Bryce and Jalen Burnette; as well as nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. Also, a very special friend, Chalene Watson and her children, Charon Byrd and Taylor Bailey.