Mrs. Gladys Baker Thrasher of 5710 Reed Creek Hwy., Hartwell, Ga. died Sept. 24, 2009 at Hart Co. Hospital.

Born August 13, 1920 in Hart County, she was the daughter of the late Tillman Baker and Beatrice Wright "Monkey" Baker. She was retired from Hart County School System where she was Food Service Manager at Hart County Junior High. She was a member of the Nancy Hart Chapter of OES, former Hart County Mother of the Year, member of the Reed Creek Baptist Church and Lydia Sunday School Class.

She is survived by daughters, Polly Stowe and her husband Ken of Hartwell, GA and Mary Lowery and her husband Eddie of Hartwell, GA; daughter-in-law, Phyllis Thrasher of Hartwell, GA; sister, Becky Cleveland and her husband Junior of Hartwell, GA. Grandchildren, Anna & Marty Clark, Bobbie & Ricky Ballenger, Julie Yeargin, Kristen Steele, Robin & Todd Dahlman, great-grandchildren, Macon & Kayla Clark, LeeAnn Clark, Andrew Ballenger, Alex Ballenger, Mallory Rowland, Justin Gray, April Verner, Sara Ellen Mercer and Gaines Mercer, great-great grandchildren, Sam, Hunter & Tyler. She was preceded in death by husband, Andrew J. Thrasher; a son, Joe E. Thrasher; a grandson, Mark Chasteen and two brothers, Bennie Baker and Thomas Baker.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. from the Hartwell Chapel of Strickland Funeral Home. Rev. Eddie Simmons and Mr. Fred Greenway will officiate. Burial will be in the Reed Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday evening at the funeral home. The family will be at the home.