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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Glenna

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Nathe

Mar 10, 1935 — Aug 3, 2014

Obituary

Funeral services for Glenna Nathe, 79, Lawton will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. She passed away August 3, 2014 following a brief illness. Burial will be at 2:00 PM at Altus City Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the funeral home. She was a loving, giving woman who was loved by all who knew her. She was born on March 10, 1935 in Headrick, Oklahoma to Robert Glen Bell and Marie Morris Bell. The second of eight children, she spent her early years helping on the family farm and taking care of her younger siblings. She graduated from Warren High School in Warren, Oklahoma in 1953 and moved to Lawton, where she worked as a telephone operator. She married Stephen Nathe on September 10, 1955 and travelled with him through his military career. After raising her children, she and Steve moved to Dallas, where she earned her Associate's Degree. She worked as a realtor for Century 21 in Dallas and was active in the Realtor's Association. She and Steve returned to Lawton in 1995 and worked as a realtor and receptionist for Coldwell Banker Crossroads Realty and Sundance Realty. She retired from her job in 2013 and remained active, enjoying her quilting and exercise classes at the Wichita Mountains Senior Citizens Center, her Tai Chi classes at the Center for Creative Living, and her red hat outings. She found her best pleasure in the company of her friends, her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by two children and their spouses: Sandra and John Noel, Lawton, and Paula and Randy Moss, Fort Wayne, Indiana, her grandchildren Brent Moss, Oklahoma City, and Claire Noel, Lawton, and her great grandchildren, Nathan Giles, Temple, Micah Gonderzik, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and Cynthia Giles, The Colony, Texas. She is also survived by her sisters and brother and families: Martha Ann and Carson Vanderslice, Marlow, Janet and Grady Billington, Madera, California, Judy Gramling, Denton, Texas, Reba and Dale Conrad, McKinney Texas, Karen and David Bryce, Altus, and Sonny and Elaine Bell, Burkburnett, Texas, She is also survived by her many nieces and nephews, their spouses, and their children. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter, a granddaughter, and a sister. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Radio Ministry, P.O. Box 1409, Lawton, OK 73502 or the charity of the donor's choice.

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