Funeral service for Bernice Allen Inklebarger will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 2, 2024 in Lawton First Assembly with Rev. Gary Pratt officiating.

The burial will take place in the Spring Hill Cemetery, near Cooperton, Oklahoma at 1:30 p.m. under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.

Bernice Allen Inklebarger died Friday, July 26, 2024 at her residence in Lawton at the age of 98.  She was born June 25, 1926 in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma to Charlie and Blanche Clark.  She grew up on a farm in the Cooperton, Oklahoma area and at an early age married Troy D. Allen.  They were married on May 28, 1942 in Walters, Oklahoma. Bernice and Troy soon started their family, living in Snyder and Hobart, before relocating to Levelland, Texas during an oil boom.  They later moved to Lubbock where Bernice worked for J.C. Penney as a salesclerk in addition to being a mother to her five children.

In 1964 Bernice and Troy returned to Lawton and she worked for Cagle's Quick Stop and Herbs Grocery.  Troy preceded her in death on October 2, 1991.  She would later marry Gene Inklebarger on March 10, 2001 in Lawton.  He died August 21, 2006.

Bernice was a member of Lawton First Assembly. She enjoyed working in her yard and occasional crafting.  She had a strong work ethic and was a people person. In fact, to know her was to love her.

She is survived by her four children, Margaret Allen, Richard Allen, Sherry Bentley and Sally Cregg and her husband Terry; grandchildren and their spouses, Scott and Jody Powell, Shelby and Mitchell Brittain, Todd and Esparanza Murphy, Christy and Mark Goodin, Shay and Chrissy Murphy, Kiley Cook, Cory Allen and Kinsey and Brian Toth; great grandchildren, Makayla Powell, Kacie Perkins and husband Kaden, Callaway Brittain, Madison Goodin, Peyton Goodin, Troy Murphy, Bella Murphy, Hana Murphy, Macy Murphy, Jackson Cook, Olivia Cook, Trae Allen, Brycen Toth, Kale Toth and a soon to be born great grandson; as well as three great great grandchildren, Naomi Rose Powell, Sterling Goodin and Nami Murphy.

In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Chester Wayne Clark, a son,  Garry Allen, and two grandsons, Chance Allen and Jarret "J.D." Cregg.

Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's favorite charity.