Gloria Maxine

Alston Moalen

Gloria Maxine Alston Moalen, 84, of Sweetwater , Texas died peacefully in her home Monday, January 9, 2023 .

Services will be at 2: 00 P.M. Thursday, Janu a ry 12, 2023 at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Pastor Greg Clemme r officiat i ng . Interment will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery unde r the direction of McCoy Funeral Hom e. A f amily and friend ' s vi sitation will be fro m 6:30-8 : 30 pm on Wednesday at the fun eral home .

Gloria was born Ju ly 23, 1938 in Sweetwater, Texas. Gloria never met a stranger, she loved everyone and everyone loved her. She had a H eart of Gold. She graduated fro m Newman Hi gh School in 1957. She then went on to marr y the love of her life James Moalen in 1959 and they had two beautifu l da ughters. Gloria had lived in the Canton, Texas area for 17 years, bac k to Sweetwater and the n to A bilene 2 years ago. She had worked 17 years for F u rr ' s Supe r market as a cashier .

Survivors include two daughters; Cecilia Johnson and husband Lynn, Penny and husband John Beaird , three gra nddaughters; Jamie Upchurch and husband Kelly Kels h, A mie Upchurch, Victoria Talley and husband John, one great-grandson Noah Upchurch, two gr ea t-granddaughters; Samanth a Blackburn a nd Claire Talley.

Gloria was p receded in death by her parents; Norman Alston, Anese Heath, step-father ; Vir gil Heath, husband ; James and her brother ; Preston J. Alston.

Pallbearers are John Beaird, Lynn Johnson, Noah Upchurch, Kelly Kelsh, John Talley, Jerry Frizzell, Jr., Brandon Alston and Virgil Martin.

Honorary pallbearers are Frank Sullivan and John Bewley.