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Rev. Gladys C. Sloane, 89, died of lung cancer May 24, 2013, at the York Hospital in York, Pa. She lived in Emmitsburg. Memorial services were held June 8 at Trinity UMC in Emmitsburg with the Rev.Wade Martin officiating. Interment will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.

Gladys Clare Dill was born July 29, 1923, in Johnstown, Pa., the oldest daughter of the late William M. Dill and Mabel Clare Miller Dill.

She lived in Johnstown until she left to attend the University of Pittsburgh Nursing School in 1943, graduating in 1945. While she was still in Nursing School, she joined the Navy Marine Nurses Corps.

She ended her nursing career to marry her husband Jeremiah P. Sloane in 1949. They had five children. He died at a young age in 1975.

Following his death, she attended the University of Maryland and Wesley Theological Seminary. She was ordained an Elder in 1986. She was appointed to the Central and Fairview UMCs in Cumberland in 1984 and then to Trinity UMC in Emmitsburg. She retired in 1990 and continued living in Emmitsburg.

Surviving are children: Elizabeth Sloane of Emmitsburg, Kathleen Steed of Crofton, Charles Sloane of Boyds, Christina Callahan of Mechanicsville, and Eric Sloane of Emmitsburg; 20 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren.

Condolences may be sent to: Eric Sloane and Elizabeth Sloane, P.O. Box 1135, 500 E. Main St., Emmitsburg, MD 21727

Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church Board of Child Care, Attn: Finance Dept., 330 Gaither Road, Baltimore, MD 21244.