Mrs. Gladys Hendrix Freeman

December 5, 1934 - December 23, 2020

A graveside service for Mrs. Gladys Hendrix Freeman, 86, of Abel Community will be held on Monday, December 28, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Abel Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. Pete Frames officiating. Mrs. Freeman is survived by her children Warren Freeman (Melinda), Sheila Vinson (Bobby), Stephen Freeman (Jennifer), grandchildren: Jennifer Rose (Matthew), Julie Thrower, Aundrea Freeman, Elizabeth Freeman (Jimmy Brogden), Christopher Griffin (Lisa), Caleb Freeman, Nathan Freeman, Anna Freeman, eight great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Freeman, parents, G.T. and Easter Hendrix, siblings, George Hendrix, Kythia Hill, James Hendrix, Alma Spurlin, Hugh Joe Hendrix and Fred Hendrix. Pallbearers will be Christopher Griffin, Caleb Freeman, Nathan Freeman, Zachary Freeman, Matthew Rose and Jimmy Brogden. Mrs. Freeman was a dedicated Christian and a member of Abel Baptist Church. Her days began with an egg, coffee, and reading her Bible. She picked up many children from the community and brought them to church and church activities. A loving mother and grandmother, for many years she made all of the clothes for her children and grandchildren, sometimes creating her own patterns. She also showed her love to her family and community by the many meals and decorated cakes she prepared. Mrs. Freeman took pride in her home, farm, vegetable garden, and beautiful flowers and was often seen working in her flower gardens or on her John Deere tractor bushhogging and baling hay. Each summer she preserved and filled two freezers with a variety of vegetables from her garden. In the later years as her health declined and her life changed, her greatest joy was seeing and visiting with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. The family would like to say a special thanks to Tammy Martin, her caregiver and friend.