Gladys M. Gard, age 101 of West Carrollton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Sycamoresprings of Miamisburg, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on March 22, 1925, in Hillsboro, Ohio, the daughter of the late William & Odessa (McCoy) Hussey.

Gladys enjoyed traveling to all different places, during retirement Richard and Gladys enjoyed spending time at their summer house at Indian Lake.

Preceded in death by her husband of 81 years Richard O. Gard on October 10, 2024, her brothers-in-law Robert "Bob" Gard and his wife Roberta, Charles Gard and his wife Luigna "Jean", Howard Gard and his wife Leona and Orley Gard and his wife Geneva, her 3 sisters-in-law Mary Lael and her husband Robert, Freida Ward and her husband Leonard, and Betty Moseman and her husband Harold "Mo", and by her brother-in-law George Wendling.

She is survived by her sister-in-law Martha Wendling, nieces & nephews Patricia (Danny) Mays, Terry Lee Gard, Regina (Garry) Delph, and Rick (Janice) Gard, as well as numerous other family members and friends.

Funeral Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2026, Swart Funeral Home, West Carrollton with Chaplain Mitch Pollic officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Memorial Cemetery in West Liberty, OH. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (1 hour prior to service) on Friday at the funeral home.

If so desired memorial contributions may be made to Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton in memory of Mrs. Gladys M. Gard.

Please share memories and condolences at www.swartfuneralhome.com. Expressions of Sympathy, Love, and Thinking of You cards may be sent to The Family of Mrs. Gladys M. Gard, C/O Swart Funeral Home, 207 E. Central Ave., West Carrollton, Ohio 45449.