Gloria Huddleston

Gloria Kay (Morgan) Huddleston, 73, of Whitney, passed away at her residence on July 28, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, August 1, 2015, at Marshall and Marshall Chapel in Whitney.

Gloria was born on January 10, 1942, in Hill County, to Howell Dean and Verda Mae (Burt) Morgan. On July 18, 1964, she married Glenn Huddleston. She was an elementary school teacher and taught in the Neches ISD for 28 years. Gloria loved gardening, in particular growing irises and had nearly 200 different varieties. One of the leading iris enthusiasts in the metroplex even named a hybrid after her, the “Gloriafied Glenn”.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include her husband, Glenn Huddleston of Whitney; children Brock Bates Huddleston and wife, Cheri, and Sheri Woodson and husband, Ben; grandchildren, Jaret and Everet Huddleston and Ethan and Sadie Woodson; and also a cousin, Glenna Stamps, of Hillsboro, who was much more like her sister.