Temple, OK
Funeral Services were held at First Baptist Church, Temple, Friday, November 28, 2025 at 10:30 a.m., Dr. Rob McIlhaney officiating with burial in the Temple Cemetery under the Direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home.
Glinda Faye Allen, 73 of Temple, OK, left her earthly body on November 25, 2025 in Temple.
Glinda was born on June 4, 1952 in Duncan, OK to Robert & Opal Harper Allen. She was the beloved twin sister of Gayla, & they shared a bond comparable to none other. Glinda graduated from Temple High School & Okmulgee Tech then spent some time working at her mom & dad’s donut shop & later spending several years volunteering at the Temple Nutrition Center.
Glinda was proud to be a Temple Tiger all her life, and one of her proudest moments was being honored by her classmates at their 50 year class reunion for her loyalty to their class & to Temple Public School.
Glinda was a member of First Baptist Church in Temple & attended faithfully until she entered Temple Manor Nursing Home. She spent the last 2 1/2 years at the Manor, & the nurses & staff there became a much-loved second family.
Glinda loved her grandparents, Dan & Lucille Allen, James & Lily Harper, her mom & dad, & Gayla, all of whom preceded her in death.
Glinda also loved & was loved by her older sister & brother-in-law, Steve & Dana McIlhaney, her niece Luci & Luci’s fiancée Ed Hagan, Luci’s children Brice, Millicent, & Phillip Paris, & her nephew & his family, Rob & Wendy McIlhaney & their children Max & Maddux, several cousins, & many friends.
Memorial Donations can be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 488, Temple, OK 73568.
