Gladys H. Wirth, 89, of 2130 Harrison, formerly of Liberty and 36th and Briarwood, Quincy, died at 5:20 a.m. Thursday (July 10, 2008) in Blessing Hospital. She was born Aug. 24, 1918, in Quincy, a daughter of Kit and Myrtle Smith Hudson. She married A. Dale Wirth on Dec. 24, 1948, in Quincy. He died Sept. 28, 1990. Gladys was a member of Vermont Street Methodist Church, Quincy. She was a home economics teacher. She taught at schools in Brown, Pike and Adams counties from 1941 to 1973. Gladys was a former member of Grace Whipple Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and was a member of Adams County Retired Teachers and Illinois Retired Teachers. She and her husband traveled extensively and spent 10 winters in Pharr, Texas. Survivors include one son, Galen Wirth and his wife, Karen, and one grandchild, Stephanie Wirth, all of Milledgeville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a granddaughter, Cara Lynn Wirth. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Sunday in Duker and Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy, conducted by Chaplain Steve Disseler. Interment will be in Kingston Mausoleum. VISITATION: noon to 1 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. MEMORIALS: Adams County American Cancer Society, Adams County American Heart Association, Kingston United Methodist Church or Kingston Cemetery. WEB SITE: www.dukerandhaugh.com. ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home.