Glenn was raised in La Cygne, KS and went to high school there graduating with the Class of 1945. He served in the United States Army for two years in Georgia. Following his service years he became a pipe fitter and worked in the Kansas City area at various power plants. He was member of the Pipe Fitters Union Local #533 in Kansas City. For a time, Glenn lived in Ft. Scott, KS. He worked as a cattleman for most of his adult life then came to Nevada following his marriage to Jean. Glen was known for building wagons, clocks, and wood furniture.
In addition to his wife Jean he is survived by five children, Donnie Goins and his wife Diane, Walker, Richard Francis, Nevada, Rhonda Morris and her husband David, Olathe, KS, Bobbie Brown and her husband Howard, Centerville, KS, Linda Jackson, Overland Park, KS; ten grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Ray Dean Scism officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, La Cygne, KS. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
