Gladys M. "Toppy" McGowan, 84, of Butler died Friday at 6 p.m. in the Lowrie House.

Born April 16, 1926, in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Mahan and Myrtle Williams Mahan.

Mrs. McGowan was a member of the Trinity Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years and was very active there. She graduated from Grove City College.

In her earlier years, Mrs. McGowan worked for Preston Labs, and she was a homemaker.

Mrs. McGowan is survived by one son, Robert W McGowan II and his wife, Carroll, of Pittsburgh; two grandsons, Ross McGowan and his wife, Carrie, of Pittsburgh, and Sean McGowan of Pittsburgh; one sister, Jean Harbison and her husband, Ronald, of Saxonburg; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. McGowan was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. McGowan, who passed away Jan. 11, 1999.

<B>McGowan</B> — Friends of Gladys M. "Toppy" McGowan, who died Friday, Oct. 8, 2010, will be received at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E North St., Butler, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be at Trinity Presbyterian Church on Monday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Jeff Harris of Trinity Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will follow in Butler County Memorial Park.Memorial donations may be made to donors' favorite charities.