September 7, 1958 – April 3, 2024

Graveside Services for Glenn David Markle will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Leesville with Bro. Benji Rhame officiating under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Alexandria.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Hixson Brothers, Alexandria and again on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until shortly before service time at the funeral home.

Mr. Markle, 65, of Forest Hill, passed away on Wednesday April 3, 2024 in Rapides Regional Medical Center, Alexandria.

Mr. Markle is retired from the United States Navy. He also was a certified welder. He loved hunting and fishing and cooking for his family. He was a talented artist who used oil paints as his medium. He also loved humor, and loved “picking” at his friends and family.

Those preceding Glenn in death are his parents, Ted P. Markle and Marjorie Mae Stephens Markle; two brothers, Keith Allen Markle and Delane Clark.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Phyllis Smith Markle; his sons, Glen Joseph Markle, Robin Leon Underwood (Aletha), Roy James Smith, and Steven Thomas Smith; his daughter, Billie Jo Smith (John Urvan); his sisters, Debbie Guillory (Joe) and Kathy Dunn, and twelve grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff at Rapides Regional Medical Center for their excellent care.

The family will gather at the funeral home to depart by 12:00 p.m. on the day of service to travel to the cemetery.