THE MACON COUNTY HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
GLEN WILLIAM STEPHENSON
March 8, 1921-December 14, 2014
---Glen William Stephenson, age 93 of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2014 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.
---Born March 8, 1921 near Loeffler, Missouri, he was the son of John William LeRoy and Laura Ethel (Cook) Stephenson. On January 17, 1942 in Kirksville, Missouri he married Fern Holland who preceded him in death on July 19, 1943. On may 11, 1947 in Kirksville, Missouri he married Olive Lucille Laird who preceded him in death on March 22, 1991.
---Also preceding him in death were his parents and three infant siblings.
---Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, one daughter and son-in-law, one grandson and his wife, and one great grandson.
---Glen served in the United States Army during W. W. II. He lived 66 years on his farm west of La Plata.
---Glen was a lifelong hunter who especially enjoyed quail, pheasant and turkey hunting. He had bother his knees replaced in the Fall, 1992, but got his turkey that year anyway. He loved the dogs that populated his life, pointer, setters, German Shepherds, black labs, and two special Brittany Spaniels.
---Although he stopped taking cross-country motorcycle trips after losing his wife in 1991, he was often seen on his Harley enjoying the scenery on secondary roads in Northeast Missouri. He was still riding at age 89.
---Glen was a strong, independent man who believed most problems could be solved with time, ingenuity, brute strength, and Stephenson stubbornness. Long hours and hard labor were his hallmarks as family member can verify. Just ask them about stacking small round bales, building fence, or cutting the winter's supply of wood during the hottest week of the year.
---Funeral services were 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2014 at Travis-Noe-Funeral Home in Kirksville, Missouri. Burial with military honors was in the Shaver Cemetery in southern Adair County.
---Memorials in memory of Glen Stephenson may be made to Shaver Cemetery. They may be sent to or left at Travis Funeral Chapel, La Plata, Missouri.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
GLEN WILLIAM STEPHENSON
March 8, 1921-December 14, 2014
---Glen William Stephenson, age 93 of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2014 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.
---Born March 8, 1921 near Loeffler, Missouri, he was the son of John William LeRoy and Laura Ethel (Cook) Stephenson. On January 17, 1942 in Kirksville, Missouri he married Fern Holland who preceded him in death on July 19, 1943. On may 11, 1947 in Kirksville, Missouri he married Olive Lucille Laird who preceded him in death on March 22, 1991.
---Also preceding him in death were his parents and three infant siblings.
---Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, one daughter and son-in-law, one grandson and his wife, and one great grandson.
---Glen served in the United States Army during W. W. II. He lived 66 years on his farm west of La Plata.
---Glen was a lifelong hunter who especially enjoyed quail, pheasant and turkey hunting. He had bother his knees replaced in the Fall, 1992, but got his turkey that year anyway. He loved the dogs that populated his life, pointer, setters, German Shepherds, black labs, and two special Brittany Spaniels.
---Although he stopped taking cross-country motorcycle trips after losing his wife in 1991, he was often seen on his Harley enjoying the scenery on secondary roads in Northeast Missouri. He was still riding at age 89.
---Glen was a strong, independent man who believed most problems could be solved with time, ingenuity, brute strength, and Stephenson stubbornness. Long hours and hard labor were his hallmarks as family member can verify. Just ask them about stacking small round bales, building fence, or cutting the winter's supply of wood during the hottest week of the year.
---Funeral services were 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2014 at Travis-Noe-Funeral Home in Kirksville, Missouri. Burial with military honors was in the Shaver Cemetery in southern Adair County.
---Memorials in memory of Glen Stephenson may be made to Shaver Cemetery. They may be sent to or left at Travis Funeral Chapel, La Plata, Missouri.
THE MACON COUNTY HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
GLEN WILLIAM STEPHENSON
March 8, 1921-December 14, 2014
---Glen William Stephenson, age 93 of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2014 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.
---Born March 8, 1921 near Loeffler, Missouri, he was the son of John William LeRoy and Laura Ethel (Cook) Stephenson. On January 17, 1942 in Kirksville, Missouri he married Fern Holland who preceded him in death on July 19, 1943. On may 11, 1947 in Kirksville, Missouri he married Olive Lucille Laird who preceded him in death on March 22, 1991.
---Also preceding him in death were his parents and three infant siblings.
---Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, one daughter and son-in-law, one grandson and his wife, and one great grandson.
---Glen served in the United States Army during W. W. II. He lived 66 years on his farm west of La Plata.
---Glen was a lifelong hunter who especially enjoyed quail, pheasant and turkey hunting. He had bother his knees replaced in the Fall, 1992, but got his turkey that year anyway. He loved the dogs that populated his life, pointer, setters, German Shepherds, black labs, and two special Brittany Spaniels.
---Although he stopped taking cross-country motorcycle trips after losing his wife in 1991, he was often seen on his Harley enjoying the scenery on secondary roads in Northeast Missouri. He was still riding at age 89.
---Glen was a strong, independent man who believed most problems could be solved with time, ingenuity, brute strength, and Stephenson stubbornness. Long hours and hard labor were his hallmarks as family member can verify. Just ask them about stacking small round bales, building fence, or cutting the winter's supply of wood during the hottest week of the year.
---Funeral services were 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2014 at Travis-Noe-Funeral Home in Kirksville, Missouri. Burial with military honors was in the Shaver Cemetery in southern Adair County.
---Memorials in memory of Glen Stephenson may be made to Shaver Cemetery. They may be sent to or left at Travis Funeral Chapel, La Plata, Missouri.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
GLEN WILLIAM STEPHENSON
March 8, 1921-December 14, 2014
---Glen William Stephenson, age 93 of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2014 at Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, Missouri.
---Born March 8, 1921 near Loeffler, Missouri, he was the son of John William LeRoy and Laura Ethel (Cook) Stephenson. On January 17, 1942 in Kirksville, Missouri he married Fern Holland who preceded him in death on July 19, 1943. On may 11, 1947 in Kirksville, Missouri he married Olive Lucille Laird who preceded him in death on March 22, 1991.
---Also preceding him in death were his parents and three infant siblings.
---Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, one daughter and son-in-law, one grandson and his wife, and one great grandson.
---Glen served in the United States Army during W. W. II. He lived 66 years on his farm west of La Plata.
---Glen was a lifelong hunter who especially enjoyed quail, pheasant and turkey hunting. He had bother his knees replaced in the Fall, 1992, but got his turkey that year anyway. He loved the dogs that populated his life, pointer, setters, German Shepherds, black labs, and two special Brittany Spaniels.
---Although he stopped taking cross-country motorcycle trips after losing his wife in 1991, he was often seen on his Harley enjoying the scenery on secondary roads in Northeast Missouri. He was still riding at age 89.
---Glen was a strong, independent man who believed most problems could be solved with time, ingenuity, brute strength, and Stephenson stubbornness. Long hours and hard labor were his hallmarks as family member can verify. Just ask them about stacking small round bales, building fence, or cutting the winter's supply of wood during the hottest week of the year.
---Funeral services were 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 18, 2014 at Travis-Noe-Funeral Home in Kirksville, Missouri. Burial with military honors was in the Shaver Cemetery in southern Adair County.
---Memorials in memory of Glen Stephenson may be made to Shaver Cemetery. They may be sent to or left at Travis Funeral Chapel, La Plata, Missouri.
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