Gladys Marie Weimann McNeil was born in Brenham, Texas, on January 1, 1926, the youngest of six children of Otto and Hulda Weimann. She passed away on February 3, 2020.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings, and her husband, John Edward McNeil. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Dorothy Weimann, her daughter, Janet Zacharias, and her husband, Mark, and by her son, Gary McNeil and his wife, Tissie, and by grandson Nathan Zacharias and wife Lindsey Doyle, granddaughter Jessie Heston and husband Nat, and grandson Elliott Wilkes and wife Erin Thesing, as well as great-grandsons, Mason, Campbell and Hayes Heston. She also is survived by five nieces and five nephews.

She graduated from Brenham High School and Blinn Junior College and worked for the Brenham ISD before she married Johnny in 1947. She returned to work for the Tomball ISD in 1959, where she served as secretary to two elementary principals, then two superintendents, before finishing as an administrative assistant to a program director in the superintendent's office.

She joined Zion Lutheran Church in Tomball in 1958 where she sang in the choir and was active in the Willing Workers. She loved her church life and was devoted to her family. She was a wonderful "Mom" to her children, "Mimi" to her grandchildren and "Aunt Gladys" to her nieces and nephews. She marveled at, and was immensely entertained by, her great-grandsons. She loved playing cards with her regular group and going on trips with her senior groups. She made friends everywhere she went and was a positive force in the lives of all she touched.

Visitation will be at the Klein Funeral Home in Tomball, Texas on February 6, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Friday, February 7, at Zion Lutheran Church in