Gladys Patricia Worley

Memorial services for Gladys Patricia (Reed) Worley will be held on Friday, October 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Shelter with Pastor Marty Crump of Family Life Church officiating. Pat Worley, age 77, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at the Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, California from surgical complications. Pat Worley was born on July 31, 1935 in Sheridan, Wyoming to W.S. Worley and Shirley (Johnson) Rhoades. As a young child, she lived in Sheridan and then moved to Campbell County. She boarded with several families in the Gillette, Moorcroft and Rozet area until she graduated from Campbell County High School in 1953. Pat then attended Sheridan Beauty College and received her cosmetology license. She married Billie Lee Nelson in April of 1953 in Kansas. To this union, four sons were born. They later divorced in 1967. She then married Louis C. Reed, Jr. and lived on the ranch north of Gillette. They enjoyed breeding and showing goats. Pat was instrumental in bringing the National Goat Show to Gillette in 1991. They were later divorced. Pat had a beautiful singing voice and enjoyed singing in the choir at the Presbyterian Church for many years. She was a wonderful cook. Several times she opened the doors of her home for individuals in need of help and guidance. Pat moved to Oceanside, California in 2002 to help care for her sister Barbara. She continued to live there until her death. Pat is survived by her sons, Frank Nelson, Nyle (Linda) Nelson, Byron (Jane) Nelson all of Gillette, Wyoming and John Nelson of Douglas, Wyoming; one brother, John Worley of Gillette, Wyoming; 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Barbara Bozeman and brother William Evans, and two daughter-in-laws Marty and Ruth Nelson. Memorials are suggested to benefit Close to Home Hospice. Memorials and condolences may be sent in Pat's name in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 W. Fifth St., Gillette, Wyoming 82716 or condolences also may be sent via the internet at www.gillettememorialchapel.com.Funeral Home:Gillette Memorial Chapel210 West Fifth Street Gillette, WYUS 82716