Gladys A. Player

Gladys A. Player was born March 28th 1937 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was the daughter of the late Andrew E. Kerr and Edna P. Stevens (Kerr). Gladys married Jesse J. Player on July 10th, 1955. They were united in marriage for 53 years before his passing in 2009.

Gladys is survived by her 2 daughters Connie Corbin (Husband James), and Karen Player. Gladys had 5 sisters, 1 of whom preceded her in death: Dolores (Bruce) Minikus. She leaves behind: Nancy (Lee) Pennington, Katy (Marlyn) Johnson, Andrea (Lewis) Homrighausen, Janet (Jack) Smith. She also has numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom she loved dearly.

Gladys has 3 grandchildren, Jeremiah Corbin, Jessica (Matt) McBurney and Jenna (Josh) Kodra. There are 10 great grandchildren, Mackenzie, Brooklynn, Riley, Benjamin, Keira, Caleb, Kaiden, Noah, Luke and last but not least Hannah. Her Grandchildren were a treasure and a great joy in her life.

Gladys would have told you that as a child she constantly had scraped and bruised legs because of her love for roller skating. She also loved watching roller derby and baseball. She could also be found on the jungle gym "acting like a monkey" which was not very "lady like", especially in a dress.

Her Mother Edna was very young (17) when Gladys was born. They had often said they "grew up together". Having 5 younger sisters, Gladys had to lend a helping hand. She went to work at 14 and would tell you she lied about her age. She attended North High School in Denver. Gladys met Jesse while he was stationed at Buckley Air Force Base. They married in 1955 and had a daughter (Connie) 10 months later. She would tell you "I think I got pregnant on my honeymoon". Her daughter Karen was born 3 years later. They moved to Arvada in 1964 and still lived in the same home in which she passed.

She was quite the Broncos fan and had to watch every single game. She loved Christmas and the house was decorated all year long with Christmas collectibles, especially Santas.

Gladys loved the Lord and came to recognize Jesus as her Savior at a young age. She taught Sunday School, and could always be counted on as someone to provide transportation for children to go church. She also served as deaconess for many years. Gladys was a faithful woman and she would tell you that your relationship with Christ should be the most important relationship in your life.

She was very loved by her family and friends and will be greatly missed.