Glenna Jean Wade

Obituary For Glenna Jean Wade

Glenna Jean Wade, 81 of Bowie, TX, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026.

A graveside service will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 25, 2026 at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.

Glenna was born in Bowie, Texas October 7, 1944, to Burton Eugene and Edith Lee (Howard) Wade; and was reared and cared for by her aunt and uncle, Evelyn and Richard Wade of Petrolia, Texas after the death of her mother when Glenna was nine years old.

Raised as an only child, Glenna grew up loved and doted on, quite unaware of any developmental challenges she may have had; strong and healthy; with a heart the size of Texas-- loving on anyone who would let her, never asking anything in return.

After the passings of her adoptive parents, Glenna went on to spend her twenty-plus remaining years under the watchful care of the wonderful staff at Bellmire Nursing Home/Advanced Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Bowie, Texas-- where her friendly, childlike spirit will be missed, perhaps, most of all.

The Family is eternally grateful to ALL of Glenna's "people", at both facilities, for the loving, tireless, and compassionate care provided her over the years; and for their kindness towards us this past week.

Glenna will be remembered, always, for her sweet, gentle spirit; her eternal optimism; her HUGE heart; and her unabashed pride in her family and friends. She loved nothing more than to "introduce" someone she loved to someone else she thought might not yet have met them.

Glenna has moved to Heaven to what is the hope-filled start of another football season. And those of us who are fans of the sport will be thinking of her, no doubt, every time "her" Cowboys and Longhorns take the field.

Glenna is survived by her cousins Patty Fain of Bowie, Texas and Linda Gibbons of Kaufman, Texas; a wide array of more distant relatives; her friends, nurses, and caregivers at Advanced; and ALL she considered family or friend.

Her Home-Going was preceded by that of her parents; her adoptive parents; her aunts and uncles; and various cousins.

In lieu of flowers sent for services, the Family has asked that flowers be gifted to someone you love; that "Glenna hugs" be given to all within reach; that caregivers and nurses be given the WORLD of thanks they are due; and that donations be made to your local adoption service or agency-- because EVERY child deserves to grow up in a loving, safe, and happy home.

Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.

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