Gladys Marie Lindow, 83, of Amarillo, passed away on April 15, 2024. Funeral services are scheduled for 2pm, Tuesday, April 23, 2023 at Memorial Park Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors for a visitation from 5-7pm, Monday, April 22, 2023 at Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Gladys was born on September 9, 1940 in Shirley, Arkansas to Richard Beckham and Stella Pierce. She worked as a truck driver for many years and then later retired to help take care of her Mother. Gladys was an avid lover of Nascar and loved Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. As a cancer survivor, she was a proud supporter of Victory Junction; a camp dedicated for children with serious illnesses, disabilities and diseases. Gladys was also a very loving Mother and Grandmother and will be greatly missed.
Gladys was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Charles Horton and Richard Lindow; her children, Jerri Horton, Danny Horton and David Horton; her sisters, Barbara Beckham and Linda Beckham; and her brother, Kenneth Beckham.
Survivors left to cherish her memory are her son, Kenny Horton; her grandchildren, Ashley Gregory, Lacey Jellison, Reazy Horton, Alicia Stanley, and Charlie Horton; and her six great-grandchildren.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, charitable donations be made in her name to Victory Junction or to the American Cancer Society.