Gloria Burks McCormick, 81, of West James Anderson Hwy. Gladstone, died Thursday, October 23, 2014 in Lynchburg General Hospital. She was the wife of Frank Cable McCormick Jr.

Born in Buckingham County, Va. on July 30, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Elsie Bryant Burks McCormick and Albert Crews Burks. She was a member of Gladstone Memorial Baptist and owner and operator of Spears Mountain Grocery.

In addition to her husband she is survived by two sons, Michael Dennis McCormick and his wife, Ellen and Frank Cable McCormick III and wife, Wanda all of Appomattox; four grandchildren, Ashley M. Williams and husband, Jason, Nicole M. Hackett and husband, Jody, Joey McCormick, and Brandon S. McCormick and wife, Amanda; four great-grandchildren, Brayden Hackett, Jackson Williams, Maylee Hackett, and Brooklynn McCormick; two sisters, Gertrude Eagle of Lynchburg and Linda B. Totty of Appomattox; two brothers, James Burks and wife, Cecil and Bernard L. Burks all of Gladstone; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Hazel Tyree and Betty McCready and two brothers, Al Gould Burks and Melvin Burks.

A funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, October 25, 2014, at Robinson Funeral Home by the Rev. Bob Phillips and Rev. Buddy Bryant. Burial will follow in Red Oak Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and other times at the residence.

The family would like to express their gratitude to Dr. Robert Headley and his staff and to The American Red Cross.