Gladys Alene Warren

Gladys Warren (94) of Roseburg Oregon passed away on Sunday, January

18

th 2026. Gladys was born on July 19th, 1931 in Forsyth, Missouri to parents Joe

and Ole Jenkins. She was the last of 7 children. When Gladys was a little girl, her

family moved to Wilder Idaho to farm. Gladys graduated from Wilder High

School in 1949 and was the Valedictorian. In her early professional years, she

worked at the Bank of Idaho, where she worked all positions such as bank teller,

loan officer, ect..

In July 1950, just before her 20th birthday, she married William Aten and had

3 beautiful children, Debby, Carol, and Joe.

In 1968, she married Bob Warren, and had one child, Rebecca (Becky) in

San Jose, California. Gladys loved numbers and was an accountant manager most

of her life until her retirement in 1989. Bob and Gladys retired to Roseburg,

Oregon where they have enjoyed many traveling trips in their RV. Bob and Gladys

enjoyed golfing, bowling, and traveling. They had 41 wonderful years together

until his passing 17 years earlier in 2009. Gladys was able to enjoy a few trips with

her sister Lorene after Bob died. They went to Costa Rica together and did zip

lining - Gladys at 83 and Lorene at 85. Their last trip together was an East Coast

trip from South Carolina to Niagara Falls which Gladys thoroughly enjoyed seeing

all the fall colors. Lorene passed away later that year at 86.

Gladys lived a wonderfully long life where she was able to attend many

graduations, grandkids and great grandkids birthday parties, grandchildren state

championships, family reunions, and grandchildren weddings ect.. One highlight

that she really enjoyed was celebrating her 90th birthday party with her church

family, all her children, some grandchildren, and even great grandchildren that

were present.

Gladys is survived by her daughter, Debra Norton Greenway and husband

Alan of Nampa, Idaho; Carol Louie and her husband Gary of San Jose, California;

Joe Aten and his wife Maria of Wilder, Idaho; and Rebecca Mesa and husband

Chris Mesa of Roseburg, OR. Gladys is survived by 16 grandchildren, 30 great

grandchildren, and 5 great-great grandchildren.

Gladys and Bob were baptized together in the Umpqua River in 1996 and

were members of the Seventh Day Adventist church until their deaths. We want to

thank our church family for all their love and support over the years. A celebration

of life will be held on Sunday, May 3rd

, 2026, at 2:00 pm at the Roseburg Seventh

Day Adventist Church at 1109 NW Garden Valley Blvd