Gladys Alma Rambo, 65, was born January 7, 1947 in Greenwood, SC, daughter of K.W. and Pearl (Rhoden) Rambo. She passed away January 17, 2012 in Oklahoma City.
Alma graduated from Watts Hospital School of Nursing, Durham, NC in 1968 and worked there in the ER until moving to Okla. City in 1971. She worked in the Coronary Care Unit at Baptist Medical Center while going back to school. In 1982, she earned BS degree in nursing. She then continued graduate school at University of Okla. and earned Master of Science with a nursing major in 1986 and PhD in Adult Education in 1997. Alma began teaching nursing at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK in 1987. She retired as Associate Professor of Nursing on May 1, 2007.
Alma was very active in the Order of Eastern Star and held many offices in her local chapter, Bethlehem #453, and the Oklahoma Grand Chapter. She was a member of Quail Springs Baptist Church.
Alma loved reading, knitting, cross stitch, collecting angels, and watching OU football. She was an avid Elvis fan.
Alma loved all of her family, especially her great-niece, Alyssa.
She was preceded in death by parents, K.W. and Pearl Rambo; brother, Glenn Allen; and niece, Judith Carol Lofton.
Alma is survived by her sister, Jan Manning, Yukon, OK; brother, Warren Rambo and wife, Beth, of Greenville, SC; and numerous nieces, nephews & grand-nieces & grand-nephews and many friends.
The family would like to sincerely thank Dr. Ronald H. White and his nurse, Lisa, the rest of the staff at Oklahoma Heart Hospital North, as well as the wonderful staff at Baptist Village Nursing Center, Lackey Manor, and the staff of Crossroads Hospice.
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday.
Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 23, 2012 at Resthaven Memory Gardens (SW 104th & Western) in Oklahoma City.