Bossier City, LA-Memorial Service for Glenda Jane Case Allen, 78, will be held at The Stable located at 2195 Swan Lake Road, Bossier City, LA 71111 on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Visitation will begin at 12:00 PM with her memorial service to follow at 1:00 PM.
Glenda was born in Delhi, Louisiana on November 21,1944 to Jessie Lee and Edna Case. Glenda fought a second battle with cancer and went home to be with the Lord on the morning of August 24, 2023. She spent her final days surrounded by loved ones.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie Lee Case and Edna Maude Eubanks Case.
She is survived by her loving husband, Melvin Allen; brother, Jessie Lee Case Jr.; daughter, Casey Allen Lockhart and husband, Allen; two grandchildren, Allison Lockhart and Claire Lockhart Backofen and husband, Kyle; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was blessed with honorary children, Robert Lockhart, Ryan and Susan Gatti, and grandchildren, Brandon Lockhart, Amy Lockhart, William Lockhart, Katherine Gatti, Elizabeth Gatti, Rebecca Gatti, and Charlotte Gatti.
Glenda graduated from Ouachita High School in 1962 and Northeast Louisiana State College in 1967 with a Bachelor of Arts in Art Education. She taught in Monroe City Schools, Rapides Parish, and Bossier Parish during her 30 years as an educator.
Glenda, also known as “Mimi”, was an amazing wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, and friend, as well as a talented artist, crafter, seamstress, cook, and baker. It is impossible to count the number of projects and hours of love poured into altering dresses, making clothes, costumes, bibs, and quilts, painting, doing stained glass, making jewelry, and taking on house projects. She lovingly made extravagant birthday and wedding cakes. With her endless array of talents, her granddaughters coined the phrase, “Mimi ‘fisset’(fix it)” - she could fix anything from a hole in your pants to a bad day.
Glenda and Mel were married a few weeks shy of 59 years. They were a true example of a timeless love. Together, they spent their days giving and caring for each other as well as others.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to please make donations to St. Jude, American Cancer Society, or to your charity of choice. Please dress casually and appropriately for the warm weather.
