Wichita Eagle, Saturday, January 16, 1954, Page 2A
Former Wichitan Dies in Colorado
William Cooper Glenn, 95, a former Wichitan, died Friday in Trinidad, Colo. He came to Wichita in 1874 and later he moved to Webb City, Mo.
He was a past master of Webb City Masonic lodge, past grand master of the grand lodge of Missouri and a 33rd degree Mason.
There are no survivors.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in Gill mortuary chapel. Rev. D. Wright Lunsford, pastor of Central Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery.
Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 18, 1954, Page 2A
Monday Rites Are Set for W. C. Glenn
Funeral services for William Cooper Glenn, 95, former Wichitan who once searched for the Apache Indian chief Geronimo, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Gill mortuary chapel.
Rev. D. Wright Lundsford, pastor of the Central Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Mr. Glenn died Friday at Trinidad, Colo.
Former mule driver, gold miner, and city clerk, Mr. Glenn first came to Wichita in 1876, driving a team of mules from his birthplace, Mt. Sterling, Ill. He was born Aug. 30, 1858.
Mr. Glenn went on to Colorado in 1879, working in a gold mine near Leadville. In 1882 he returned to Wichita and married Miss Nellie Florence Harvey of Wichita. Soon afterward Mr. Glenn went to Arizona.
It was then that he served as a scout searching for Geronimo, the famed and feared Indian chief who at that time was making sensational attacks on white settlers in Arizona.
Mr. Glenn returned to Wichita and in 1894 participated in the run from Arkansas City, Kan., to the newly opened Cherokee strip in Oklahoma territory. He lived for a time at Perry, Okla.
In 1900 Mr. Glenn moved to Webb City, Mo. From 1922 until his retirement In 1945 he served as city clerk at Miami, Okla. From then until his death he lived with his only surviving son, Archibald A., Trinidad. Other survivors include four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mr. Glenn was a 33rd degree Mason and past master of the grand masonic lodge of Missouri.
Former Wichitan Dies in Colorado
William Cooper Glenn, 95, a former Wichitan, died Friday in Trinidad, Colo. He came to Wichita in 1874 and later he moved to Webb City, Mo.
He was a past master of Webb City Masonic lodge, past grand master of the grand lodge of Missouri and a 33rd degree Mason.
There are no survivors.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in Gill mortuary chapel. Rev. D. Wright Lunsford, pastor of Central Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery.
Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 18, 1954, Page 2A
Monday Rites Are Set for W. C. Glenn
Funeral services for William Cooper Glenn, 95, former Wichitan who once searched for the Apache Indian chief Geronimo, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Gill mortuary chapel.
Rev. D. Wright Lundsford, pastor of the Central Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Mr. Glenn died Friday at Trinidad, Colo.
Former mule driver, gold miner, and city clerk, Mr. Glenn first came to Wichita in 1876, driving a team of mules from his birthplace, Mt. Sterling, Ill. He was born Aug. 30, 1858.
Mr. Glenn went on to Colorado in 1879, working in a gold mine near Leadville. In 1882 he returned to Wichita and married Miss Nellie Florence Harvey of Wichita. Soon afterward Mr. Glenn went to Arizona.
It was then that he served as a scout searching for Geronimo, the famed and feared Indian chief who at that time was making sensational attacks on white settlers in Arizona.
Mr. Glenn returned to Wichita and in 1894 participated in the run from Arkansas City, Kan., to the newly opened Cherokee strip in Oklahoma territory. He lived for a time at Perry, Okla.
In 1900 Mr. Glenn moved to Webb City, Mo. From 1922 until his retirement In 1945 he served as city clerk at Miami, Okla. From then until his death he lived with his only surviving son, Archibald A., Trinidad. Other survivors include four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mr. Glenn was a 33rd degree Mason and past master of the grand masonic lodge of Missouri.
Wichita Eagle, Saturday, January 16, 1954, Page 2A
Former Wichitan Dies in Colorado
William Cooper Glenn, 95, a former Wichitan, died Friday in Trinidad, Colo. He came to Wichita in 1874 and later he moved to Webb City, Mo.
He was a past master of Webb City Masonic lodge, past grand master of the grand lodge of Missouri and a 33rd degree Mason.
There are no survivors.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in Gill mortuary chapel. Rev. D. Wright Lunsford, pastor of Central Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery.
Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 18, 1954, Page 2A
Monday Rites Are Set for W. C. Glenn
Funeral services for William Cooper Glenn, 95, former Wichitan who once searched for the Apache Indian chief Geronimo, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Gill mortuary chapel.
Rev. D. Wright Lundsford, pastor of the Central Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Mr. Glenn died Friday at Trinidad, Colo.
Former mule driver, gold miner, and city clerk, Mr. Glenn first came to Wichita in 1876, driving a team of mules from his birthplace, Mt. Sterling, Ill. He was born Aug. 30, 1858.
Mr. Glenn went on to Colorado in 1879, working in a gold mine near Leadville. In 1882 he returned to Wichita and married Miss Nellie Florence Harvey of Wichita. Soon afterward Mr. Glenn went to Arizona.
It was then that he served as a scout searching for Geronimo, the famed and feared Indian chief who at that time was making sensational attacks on white settlers in Arizona.
Mr. Glenn returned to Wichita and in 1894 participated in the run from Arkansas City, Kan., to the newly opened Cherokee strip in Oklahoma territory. He lived for a time at Perry, Okla.
In 1900 Mr. Glenn moved to Webb City, Mo. From 1922 until his retirement In 1945 he served as city clerk at Miami, Okla. From then until his death he lived with his only surviving son, Archibald A., Trinidad. Other survivors include four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mr. Glenn was a 33rd degree Mason and past master of the grand masonic lodge of Missouri.
Former Wichitan Dies in Colorado
William Cooper Glenn, 95, a former Wichitan, died Friday in Trinidad, Colo. He came to Wichita in 1874 and later he moved to Webb City, Mo.
He was a past master of Webb City Masonic lodge, past grand master of the grand lodge of Missouri and a 33rd degree Mason.
There are no survivors.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in Gill mortuary chapel. Rev. D. Wright Lunsford, pastor of Central Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery.
Wichita Eagle, Monday, January 18, 1954, Page 2A
Monday Rites Are Set for W. C. Glenn
Funeral services for William Cooper Glenn, 95, former Wichitan who once searched for the Apache Indian chief Geronimo, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Gill mortuary chapel.
Rev. D. Wright Lundsford, pastor of the Central Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Mr. Glenn died Friday at Trinidad, Colo.
Former mule driver, gold miner, and city clerk, Mr. Glenn first came to Wichita in 1876, driving a team of mules from his birthplace, Mt. Sterling, Ill. He was born Aug. 30, 1858.
Mr. Glenn went on to Colorado in 1879, working in a gold mine near Leadville. In 1882 he returned to Wichita and married Miss Nellie Florence Harvey of Wichita. Soon afterward Mr. Glenn went to Arizona.
It was then that he served as a scout searching for Geronimo, the famed and feared Indian chief who at that time was making sensational attacks on white settlers in Arizona.
Mr. Glenn returned to Wichita and in 1894 participated in the run from Arkansas City, Kan., to the newly opened Cherokee strip in Oklahoma territory. He lived for a time at Perry, Okla.
In 1900 Mr. Glenn moved to Webb City, Mo. From 1922 until his retirement In 1945 he served as city clerk at Miami, Okla. From then until his death he lived with his only surviving son, Archibald A., Trinidad. Other survivors include four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mr. Glenn was a 33rd degree Mason and past master of the grand masonic lodge of Missouri.
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