Gladys Ottelia Burrill

Featured in: March/April 2021

BURRILL — Gladys Ottelia (Johnson), 100; born Nov. 23, 1918, La Center, Washington; died Nov. 7, 2019, Prospect, Oregon. Surviving: son, Michael Sr., Central Point, Oregon; daughters, Celeste Sweat, Prospect; Sandra Knudson, Medford, Oregon; Gina Burrill, Coupeville, Washington; 18 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren.

This dear lady almost made it to 101 years of age. At age 92, she earned the record of Oldest Female to Complete a Marathon from the Guinness Book of World Records.