Gladys Faye Nivens, 81, of Monett, passed away April 11, 2019, while at Cox Hospital in Springfield. She was born in Freistatt, Jan. 22, 1938, to the late Alvin and Rosa (Doss) Heseman. She was married in 1964 in Freistatt to Carl Eugene Nivens; he preceded her in death in 2006.