Memorial Service for Gloria Lee Terrell will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2024 at Trinity Baptist Church with Brother Eddie Coast, Pastor officiating.

The graveside portion of the service will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Those wishing to attend may go in procession from the funeral home at 12:30 p.m. or simply meet at the cemetery.

The family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

The service will be livestreamed via the Trinity Baptist Church Facebook page.

Gloria Lee Terrell, 89, of Lawton, Oklahoma was born September 5, 1934 in Des Moines, Iowa. After a long battle with Dementia, we lost Gloria on Friday, April 5, 2024 in Lawton. She grew up in Des Moines, Iowa where she attended East High School and worshipped at Galilee Baptist Church. Gloria married her teenage sweetheart, SFC (Retired) Kenneth Leroy Terrell, on August 17, 1951. She continued to devote her life to teaching children about the saving grace of Christ while nurturing her husband and her family. Her frequent smiles and encouraging words drew love and admiration from others.

Gloria was preceded in death by her parents, John Steiner and Inez Bender, husband, Kenneth Terrell, sister, Rose Walters, two granddaughters, Sarah and Erica, one grandson, Richard, and two daughters-in-law, Terry and Kathy.

Gloria is survived by her children, Mike Terrell, Doug Terrell, Steven Terrell, and Lori and Robert Medina, Jr., grandchildren, Kenneth, Robert, Gloria, Paula, Teresa, Shayna and Tato, Travis and Marianne, Stephen and Maria, Tyler, Rachel and Michael, David and McKenzie, and Nathan, great grandchildren, Trevor, Becca, Isaac, Caleb, Luciana and Ariel, James and Liam, Blaze, Dylan, Stephen, Jr., Michael, Jr., Maddie, Evy, Andrew, Millie, Cate, Avery, and Esther.

Homemaker and football mom, Gloria gave missionary lessons to her children to help start the school day. She was involved in missionary work such as trips to Mexico, "Child Evangelism Fellowship", backyard Bible club meetings and Vacation Bible School meetings to name a few. She was also a Sunday school teacher.

Whether it was for giving custodial help or serving in a food line, functioning as a front office assistant, or working as a dental assistant, Gloria Terrell was on a mission. This mission is now accomplished and this missionary has been set free.

I Thessalonians 4:13-18 and II Timothy 4:7-8