	Gladys Odessa Gossman, age 78, of Pinckneyville, died in the
Pinckneyville Community Hospital Skilled Care Unit on Saturday, January 1,
2005 at 8:45 p.m.
	Gladys was born on March 24, 1926 in Erin, Tenn. the daughter of Venia and
Sarah (Livingston) Baggett.  She married William C. "Bud" Gossman on
September 16, 1943 in Perryville, Mo. and he preceded her in death on March
27, 1987.  Mrs. Gossman was a member of the Roe's Dale Baptist Church in
Pinckneyville.
	Survivors include her son, William G. Gossman, his wife, Sherry, and
children, Casey and Taylor Gossman, all of Naperville, two sisters,
LaVada Carter of Tennessee and Margaret Dunn of Pinckneyville, a special
niece, Brooksie Nell Clark of Pinckneyville, and numerous other
relatives and friends.
	She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a brother, Edward, 3
sisters, Hazel, Katherine & Mildred, and a step-daughter, Wardenia Campbell.
	Graveside funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 9:00
a.m. in the Mueller Hill Cemetery in Pinckneyville with Bro. Rob Mathis
officiating.
	Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation.
	Funeral arrangements by Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home in Pinckneyville.
