Funeral service with full military honors for Glenn N. Hyde, Jr. will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2024 in Locust Grove Baptist Church under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

A private family entombment will be held in Fort Sill National Cemetery at a later date.

Glenn N. Hyde, Jr. died Friday, January 12, 2024 at his residence at the age of 75.  He was born December 23, 1948 in Cortland, New York to Glenn N. Hyde, Sr. and Doris Racklyeft Hyde. Glenn's family moved to Arizona when he was a child and he later graduated from Pueblo High School in Tucson.  He continued his education at the University of Arizona, attending on a music scholarship, but was drafted into the U.S. Army before completing his degree. He married Janet Fogleman on January 1, 1970 in Tucson.

Glenn served in the U.S. Army for 22 years and received numerous awards and commendations.  He retired with the rank of Sergeant First Class at Fort Sill in December of 1991.  Following his retirement from the Army he began working for DME in government contracting.

Glenn was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church where he served as deacon, treasurer, soloist, trustee and Sunday School teacher.  He was a life-long member of the Marine Corp League Boomer Detachment, serving as detachment chaplain and was the recipient of the detachment's  "Associate of the Year" award in 2022.  He also was a member of and served as chaplain for VFW Post 8580 in Elgin and American Legion Post 306 in Fletcher.  He was active with the Lawton Community Theatre where he served as a stage member and actor or readily did any other necessary task.

He is survived by his wife, of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Glenn N. "Skip" Hyde, III and Liz, Coweta, Oklahoma, and Daniel Hyde and Carlene, Lawton; four grandchildren, Kelsey Hogan and husband Sean, Greyson Hyde, Madison Hyde and Abigail Hyde; a great granddaughter, Hadlea Hogan; and his sister, Barbara Lewis, Phoenix, Arizona.

His parents and a brother, Robert Hyde, preceded him in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.