Gladys Joann Hand

Gladys Joann Hand, lifelong resident of southwest Oklahoma, passed from this life peacefully at her home in Altus on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The family will honor her in a private memorial at a later date.

Born to Marvin Oscar and Ida Josephine (Hals) Bennight, Gladys and her twelve siblings were never short of adventures together. After graduating from Navajo High School, Gladys and Jerry Hand married in Altus on September 26, 1967. To this union, three beautiful children were born.

Gladys found joy in the simplest pleasures. She loved taking long walks, browsing garage and rummage sales, and could often be found working through word search puzzles. A loyal fan of her favorite soap opera, she rarely missed an episode. Time with her beloved grandchildren was most treasured.

Her husband, Jerry; parents, Marvin and Ida; and siblings, Melvina Huddleston, Oscar Bennight, Boyd Bennight, Michael Bennight, Marvin Bennight, and James Bennight preceded her in death.

Her fun-loving nature and love and deep devotion for family will live on in her children, Donna Revilla and husband, Val, Barbara Baeza and husband, Israel, and Robert Hand and wife, Nellie; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; siblings, J.C. Bennight, Mark Bennight, Darlene Wilson, Pat Edwards, Euletta Harrell, and Beverly Tabb; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Online tributes may be made at www.kincannonfuneralhome.com.