Gloria Ailene (Frost) Beck died at her home in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at the age of 97 years.Gloria was born on April 29, 1929 in Blackwell, Oklahoma to John Ralph (Jack) and Minnie Eva (Ebert) Frost. After graduation from Blackwell High School, Gloria married her husband of 57 years, Thomas Edward Beck. She worked as a medical technician in Blackwell for a short time before moving to Ponca City in 1952 where she and her husband were owners of a dry cleaners for thirty-seven years.Her joy in life was in raising three children and being a loving support to her nieces and nephews. Gloria spent a life time serving her community and in the early sixties she joined a group of concerned citizens to develop a dedicated program to help developmentally disabled children reach their full potential. This program later expanded to become the Ponca City Opportunity Center. She continued her love of education with completion of college classes and rigorous mental health and crisis intervention training to support her volunteer work for a Ponca City Crisis Hot-line in the 70s.After retiring and moving to Texas to be near family, she kept herself busy with quilting and projects supporting veterans through her membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution. During the recent pandemic she hand made over eight hundred masks that were shared with family, the community, and veterans to keep everyone safe and healthy.She is survived by her children, Blaine Beck of Katy, Texas, and Sydney Beck and Bill Bostick of Austin, Texas; six grandchildren, Kyle Martin and wife Erika Beck, Colin Wesley, Mathew Thomas, David Leigh and Krista Michelle Beck, two great grandchildren Ruby and Ada Beck and numerous nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her husband on October 25, 2004 followed by the passing of her daughter Teresa Rhea Beck of Houston, Texas on October 9, 2013. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Lila M. Frost; and brothers, Jackie L. Frost and John W. Frost and wife Hazel. mother and father-in-law, Delbert Marion and Helen Hildreth (Hoffman) Beck and their children Robert and wife Bertha (McAlester, OK), Fred and wife Norma (Purcell, OK), and Dan and wife Betty (Wichita, KS).A Memorial Service will be held for Gloria and her daughter Teresa at the Roberts Pavilion in Blackwell Cemetery on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM, followed by interment.