Born October 15, 1917, she was the daughter of late William H. and Margaret Logan Walker. She was raised in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.

Gladys was a 1935 graduate of Butler High School. She has been a long-time member of Unionville United Presbyterian Church and was active in area service groups including The Grange and the AARP. She and her late husband, Robert, owned and operated a poultry farm for many years on Chestnut Ridge Road near Lake Arthur and Moraine State Park. She also worked at The Grill at Slippery Rock State University for a number of years where she worked with and met many great friends. Following the death of her husband Robert, Gladys moved to the Arbors in Butler. She and her friends enjoyed many meals at Linda's Restaurant and she and her good friend, Helen, made numerous visits to restaurants from Butler to New Castle to sample pie and other dessert favorites.

Gladys moved to Endicott, New York in 2003 to be near her son and his family. Gladys was a wonderful and kind-hearted woman whose love for her family and friends was endless. She would do whatever she could to make life easier and better for everyone she met, asking nothing in return. Her smile would light up a room and her greeting of "Hi Honey" will never be forgotten. God has welcomed a true angel home. May God bless you Gladys.

Gladys is survived by one son, Roger Walker Neel, a daughter-in-law, Beth Neel and a step-granddaughter, Angela Anderson, all of Endicott, New York. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Alice Walker of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and Donna Walker of Ames, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Roy S. Neel, Jr of Butler, Pennsylvania; a niece, Jean Neel of Butler, Pennsylvania; five nephews and their families including: Roy Corso of Harrisville, Pennsylvania; Dan and Shirley Corso of Butler, Pennsylvania; William and Carole Walker of Ohio; Kenneth Walker of Ohio and Douglas and Nancy Walker of Arizona; Gladys is also survived by many cousins and their families as well as hundreds of wonderful friends.

Gladys was preceded in death by her husband, Robert M. Neel, whom she married in June of 1949; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Roy S. Neel, Sr. and Belle Neel; her brothers, Howard Walker and Dr. Homer Walker; her brother- in-law and sister-in-law, Sam and Nancy Means; and her sister-in-law, Dorothy Neel.

Family and friends will be received at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, 124 East North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania on Monday, May 10 from 10 a.m. -12:00 Noon. Funeral service will follow visitation and will be held at 12:00 Noon with Reverend Matthew Kail of Unionville and Muddy Creek Churches officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Cemetery in Mount Chestnut.