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Gladys Virginia Hellams Grantland

Birth	:	17 Apr 1927
Death	:	23 Aug 2019
Burial	:	Boulevard Baptist Church Columbarium, Anderson, Anderson County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.5155690, -82.6449670
Description	:	Gladys Virginia Grantland April 17, 1927 - August 23, 2019 Gladys Virginia Hellams Grantland, formerly of Anderson, SC, died on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Denton Good Samaritan Village in Denton. She was born on April 17, 1927, in the Hillside community of Greenville County, SC, to James Henry and Annie Ruth Nelson Hellams. Gladys grew up in the Rabun Creek community of Laurens County and graduated the Salutatorian of her class from Hickory Tavern High School in 1944. She attended Anderson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing from which she received her RN certification... Read More	Gladys Virginia Grantland April 17, 1927 - August 23, 2019 Gladys Virginia Hellams Grantland, formerly of Anderson, SC, died on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Denton Good Samaritan Village in Denton. She was born on April 17, 1927, in the Hillside community of Greenville County, SC, to James Henry and Annie Ruth Nelson Hellams. Gladys grew up in the Rabun Creek community of Laurens County and graduated the Salutatorian of her class from Hickory Tavern High School in 1944. She attended Anderson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing from which she received her RN certification in 1948. She was awarded the Rose Ramer Ring for Most Outstanding Nursing Student in her class. In 1961, she received her BS in Public Health Nursing from the George Peabody College for Teachers at Vanderbilt University. She completed her formal education in 1979 with an MA in Educational Counseling and Personnel Services from Clemson University. Gladys enjoyed a 60 year nursing career of various positions through which her love of people was exemplified. “The Gladys Grantland Extraordinary Women in Clinical Excellence Award” is awarded each year in her honor to a nurse at AnMed Health who shows extraordinary clinical excellence and transformational leadership. Nursing was truly Gladys’s area of lifelong ministry. She was a charter member of Boulevard Baptist Church, serving faithfully her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In her later days, her testimony of faith became even stronger as she awaited her call home. Gladys was preceded in death by her beloved husband whom she was married to for 64 years, Wallace M. Grantland; parents: A. Ruth and James H. Hellams; brothers: Lake Hellams (Mamie), Jimmy D. Hellams; sisters: Mary L. and Doris J. Hellams; parents-in-law: Grace M. and John F. Grantland; sister-in-law: Bobbie G. Rogers. She is survived by her children: Wallene G. Thomas (Jeff), Denton, TX; Virginia G. Hayes (Tom), Burke, VA; John M. Grantland (Becky), Columbia, SC. Also, Gladys was blessed with seven grandchildren and two great -grandchildren: Anna H. Arnold (James), Burke, VA; Dwight J. Hayes, Fairfax, VA; Amelia W. Torres (Hervey), Denton, TX; T. Grantland Watkins, Denton, TX; Grace M. Grantland, Charleston, SC; Elizabeth D. Grantland, Durham, NC; William W. Grantland, Columbia, SC; great-grandson and great-granddaughter, Milo T. Torres and Lila Penelope Torres, both of Denton, TX. Also surviving are brother-in-law, Harold Rogers (Easley, SC), and sister-in-law: Betty Hellams (Laurens, SC). Gladys was blessed by many nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends whom she loved and enjoyed. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: The family wishes to extend unending gratitude to First Baptist Church, Denton, TX; Good Samaritan Society, Denton, TX; and Boulevard Baptist Church, Anderson, SC. “To God be the Glory, great things He has done.” Psalm 126:2-3. There will be a memorial service held in her memory at Denton Good Samaritan Village, 2500 Hinkle Dr., Denton, on Monday, September 9, 2019 at 2:00 PM. (Published by Mulkey-Bowles-Montgomery Funeral Home,Friday, August 23, 2019)

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Latitude: 34.5155690
Longitude: -82.6449670

Family Members:

Parent

James Henry Hellams

(1900 - 1985)

Annie Ruth Nelson Hellams

(1902 - 2000)

Spouse

Wallace Martin Grantland

(1924 - 2013)

Siblings

Doris Jean Hellams

(1930 - 1996)

Mary Louise Hellams

(1934 - 1935)

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