Angela "Angie" Gala Gutierrez Malone

Angela “Angie” Gala Gutierrez Malone, born on October 16,1925 in Matamoros, Mexico, departed on January 5, 2023 at the age of 97. She spent 76 years of her life in Mount Olive, Alabama surrounded by family. One of her proudest moments was becoming a U.S. citizen in 1964. This was a goal that she set for herself after moving to the United States as a child when her father started working for the railroad system. A position that afforded her the ability to travel via train during World War II and led to her meeting her husband, Fred W. Malone, Sr., in Los Angeles, California while he was serving in the Marines- ultimately leading her to call Mount Olive, Alabama her home. Angie’s devotion and pride in her family was paramount. Affectionately known to many as “Angie” or “Grandma Angie”, she spoke the language of love through acts of service. She was known for her talent in cooking authentic Hispanic dishes as well as southern style fare like homemade biscuits and pecan pies. A normal afternoon at Angie’s house included her children and their friends playing cards and eating filled homemade tortillas. Angie enjoyed putting her sewing aptitude to use by creating baby blankets, dresses and other one of a kind mementos for her grandkids. One of her favorite pastimes was maintaining her garden. She was always happy to share clippings from her abundance of elephant ears. We had the pleasure of hearing stories about her family heritage with lineage in Mexico, Portugal and Spain. One of her standout memories was of her father’s red mustache. She shared what it was like to live in different parts of the country before landing in Alabama and what it was like helping raise her 7 siblings after her mother passed away in childbirth. Angie would go on to have 5 children of her own as well as many grand and great grandkids. Angie would often quip that she stuck around so she “could make sure all of these grandkids are raised right.” This was not a surprising statement. Angie spent her life taking care of others. Often spending weeks at a time visiting with her grandkids that lived out of state. She emulated perseverance and a quiet strength, rarely asking others for help. Always offering of herself and making the best of situations. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred W. Malone, Sr., son, Fred W. Malone, Jr., son-in-law Tommy Gardner, son-in-law Wayne Harper, and son-in-law Terry Matthews. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Harper (Mt. Olive, AL), Kathryn Gardner (Warrior, AL), Barbara Matthews (Brooks, GA), and Patricia Malone (Fayette, AL). Grandkids, Mark Leo (wife Jamie), Michael Leo (wife Candi), Tracey Enderson (wife Lindsay), Nevan Enderson, David Argo (wife Ranae), Ashley Matthews, Brittany Beat, Troy Matthews (wife Monique), Jacob Cowan, Amber McCraw (husband Shannon), Kari Weedon (husband Rodney), and Austin Malone. Great Grandkids, Andrew Leo, Logan Leo, Kinley Leo, Eva Enderson, Tomi Enderson, Ian Argo, Mea Argo, Tripp Argo, Mikey Campbell, Kayla Campbell, Paisley Matthews, Porter Matthews, Parker Matthews, Pryor Matthews, Harper Beat, Willow Beat, Joshua McCraw and Zoey McCraw. Services to honor Angie’s life will be held on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 11:00am at Heritage Funeral Home located at 2214 Decatur Hwy, Gardendale, AL 35071.

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Angela "Angie" Gala Gutierrez Malone

October 16, 1925 - January 5, 2023