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David McConnell Glenn

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David McConnell Glenn

Birth
Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
Death
1 Apr 1964 (aged 68)
Greenup, Cumberland County, Illinois, USA
Burial
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ILLINOIS
S2 USNRF
WORLD WAR

Journal Gazette (Mattoon, IL), 1 Apr 1964, Page 1.

GREENUP, Ill. -- State Rep. Dave Glenn, D-Greenup, died early today at his home after an apparent heart attack.

Glenn, 68, died about 2:30 a.m., shortly after his wife, Edith, discovered that he had become ill during the night.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hiles funeral home, Greenup, with Rev. Clarence G. Hall officiating. Burial will be in Greenup Cemetery.

Glenn, who was seeking re-election, was serving his fourth two year term in the Illinois House of Representatives.

He was first elected a representative of the 51st District (Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, and Edgar counties) in 1956. Prior to that he was a license supervisor in the secretary of state's office for 20 years. He served for 20 years as a senatorial committeeman in the 40th Senatorial District.

Glenn was president for 16 years of the Cumberland Coaches Bus Line, which provided transportation between Mattoon and Evansville, ind., before disbanding several years ago. He served as president and director of Cumberland County agricultural fairs for several years and was a member of the Cumberland County Farm Bureau.

Veteran in Politics

Glenn, a life-long resident of Greenup and a veteran in Democratic affairs, was elected sheriff of Cumberland County in 1926.

He served in the Navy in World War I and was a member of American Legion Post 566 and Voiture 717, 40, and 8, Mattoon.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Order of Moose and the Mt. Zion (Block) Christian Church.

David McConnell Glenn was born May 3, 1895, on a farm in Cumberland County, the son of William and Ella McConnell Glenn. His parents and several brothers and sisters preceded him in death.

Rep. Glenn married the former Edith Nichols of Greenup, a school teacher, in 1924. The had no children. He is survived by the widow and several nieces and nephews.


ILLINOIS
S2 USNRF
WORLD WAR

Journal Gazette (Mattoon, IL), 1 Apr 1964, Page 1.

GREENUP, Ill. -- State Rep. Dave Glenn, D-Greenup, died early today at his home after an apparent heart attack.

Glenn, 68, died about 2:30 a.m., shortly after his wife, Edith, discovered that he had become ill during the night.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hiles funeral home, Greenup, with Rev. Clarence G. Hall officiating. Burial will be in Greenup Cemetery.

Glenn, who was seeking re-election, was serving his fourth two year term in the Illinois House of Representatives.

He was first elected a representative of the 51st District (Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, and Edgar counties) in 1956. Prior to that he was a license supervisor in the secretary of state's office for 20 years. He served for 20 years as a senatorial committeeman in the 40th Senatorial District.

Glenn was president for 16 years of the Cumberland Coaches Bus Line, which provided transportation between Mattoon and Evansville, ind., before disbanding several years ago. He served as president and director of Cumberland County agricultural fairs for several years and was a member of the Cumberland County Farm Bureau.

Veteran in Politics

Glenn, a life-long resident of Greenup and a veteran in Democratic affairs, was elected sheriff of Cumberland County in 1926.

He served in the Navy in World War I and was a member of American Legion Post 566 and Voiture 717, 40, and 8, Mattoon.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Order of Moose and the Mt. Zion (Block) Christian Church.

David McConnell Glenn was born May 3, 1895, on a farm in Cumberland County, the son of William and Ella McConnell Glenn. His parents and several brothers and sisters preceded him in death.

Rep. Glenn married the former Edith Nichols of Greenup, a school teacher, in 1924. The had no children. He is survived by the widow and several nieces and nephews.




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