Gloria Jean Van Buren

The family will receive friends from 5:00pm until 7:00pm on Monday, June 5, 2023 at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home in Pearl. The funeral service will be held at 1:00pm on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 in the funeral home chapel, with visitation again an hour prior to the service. The committal service will be held at 2:00pm that same day at Lakewood Memorial Park on Clinton Boulevard in Jackson, at the Lakewood Memorial Pavilion.

She was born on October 1, 1952 to Robert L. Van Buren and Flora Gene Floyd Van Buren in Jackson, Mississippi. Gloria was a graduate of Jackson Academy and a lifetime member of Pearl United Methodist Church. She worked at School Pictures in Jackson, until following her life's calling to work with animals. Gloria worked at Hilltop Painted Acres in Brandon, where she met lifelong friend, Barbara Blough Ervin. Gloria then worked at Crossgates Veterinary Clinic in Brandon. She especially had a soft spot for horses and dogs, both of which she personally owned at times and loved dearly. Gloria was also a great friend and loved her family. Her caretaking spirit was not restricted to four-legged companions, and she was known to dote on her niece as a baby and even as she grew older. In her free time, Gloria enjoyed puzzles, an activity she often shared with her loved ones who could count on her witty conversations. She was a funny character, sometimes questionably sarcastic but in an entertaining way.

Gloria was preceded in death by her father, Robert L Van Buren and by her stepfather, L.S. Robinson.

She is survived by her mother, Flora Gene Van Buren Robinson; brother, Charles Van Buren (Diana); niece, Catherine Van Buren; and close family friend, Clarisse McDonald.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt "Thank You" to Brandon Court Nursing Home for their compassionate care.

Gloria will be so dearly missed.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.baldwinleepearl.com for the Van Buren family.