Gloria Valencia Gatewood, age 84 of Edgewater, MD and a former resident of Huntingtown passed away April 15, 2014 at Calvert Memorial Hospital. She was born October 7, 1929 in Washington, DC to Frank Thomas and Minnie Belle (Taylor) Lochboehler. Gloria was raised in Washington and graduated from Eastern High School.

She married Donald C. Gatewood April 8, 1950 in Coral Hills, MD. Gloria was employed as a secretary with the Government Accountability Office from 1962 until retiring in 1987.

Gloria and her husband moved to Huntingtown in 1980. From 1989 to 1995 Gloria was the curator of the Calvert County Historical Society.

She enjoyed genealogy, reading, tending to her flower garden, traveling and watching detective shows.

Gloria was preceded in death by her husband Donald December 27, 1998.

Surviving are a son Donald C. Gatewood, Jr. of Gerrardstown, WV, daughters Sharon L. Morrow and her husband Jerry of Prairieville, LA and Donna S. McCrory and her husband Alan of Huntingtown, MD; grandchildren Kimberly Hays of Baton Rogue, LA Justin McCrory of Jackson, MI, Michael McCrory of Lorton, VA, Mark McCrory and his wife Stephanie of Cape Porpoise, ME, Nicole Frick and her husband Justin of Lake Charles, LA and Maile Bowen and her husband Archie of St. Leonard, MD and five great grandchildren.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.