Gloria Marie Dawson Thompson, 45, of Elkton, MD passed away unexpectedly March 14, 2014 at Christiana Hospital.
Born in Camden, NJ on July 20, 1968, Gloria was the daughter of George Dawson of Mt. Laurel and Gloria Fillman Dawson of Marlton. She was a 1986 graduate of Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, NJ. Gloria enjoyed reading, listening to music, and watching movies. She could always be seen with her two dogs, Dobby and Willow, and she loved to be around turtle and butterflies. A genuine “people person,” Gloria will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
In addition to her parents she is survived by her son, Thomas King (Tiffany Rowland), her fiancé, Joseph McCambridge; her brother, Gregory Dawson, Sr (Jessie Danks-Dawson) and her nephew, Gregory Dawson, Jr. She was preceded in death by her daughter Victoria Elizabeth King, her maternal grandparents Stella and Joseph Fillman, her aunt Victoria Cupp, and her paternal grandmother Kathryn Dawson.
A service celebrating her life will be held Saturday April 5, 2014 at The Catholic Church of St. Mary (located at 2001 Springdale Rd Cherry Hill, NJ 08003) at 11am and then at Marcello’s Restaurant following the mass (located at the Meeting House Square Shopping Center 300 E. Greentree Rd Marlton, NJ 08053). Memorial contribution checks may be made payable to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and mailed to R.T. Foard Funeral Home, P.A., 259 East Main St., Elkton, MD 21921.