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Submitted: 6/24/22 • Approved: 6/24/22 • Last Updated: 6/27/22 • R1437785-G1352980-S3
April 15, 1942 - April 9, 2018
*Obituary
Carlson Funeral Home
El Dorado, Kansas
Mary Ada (Nolan) Glenn, passed away at the age of 75 on April 9, 2018. Mary was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Nolan and her father Glen Nolan of El Dorado, KS. Mary was born in El Dorado, KS on April 15, 1942 and graduated at the El Dorado High School. Mary leaves her husband of 33 years James Earl Glenn; 4 children Raymond (Debbie) Griggs of Rogers, Arkansas, Connie (David) Pace of El Dorado, Jan (Phil) Willis of Leon and Kathy Speer of Wichita; one sister, Beverly (Willis) Green of El Dorado; two step daughters Linda (Danny) Shipman of El Dorado and Sandra (Jim) Unruh of Lawrence; 17 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Mary spent most of her life working in El Dorado. Mary was the leader in “Credit Women” in their early years. She was employed at Ace Hardware and later spent 28 years as head of yield accounting at Fina Refinery in El Dorado. Mary loved camping and fishing around the Bluestem Lake. She loved family reunions. Mary and her husband started the PRIDE organization in Burns after building her home in 1985. She later served on the Burns City Council for several years and was later elected as Mayor of Burns for two terms. A memorial service for Mary will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018 at 2 pm at Carlson Funeral Home in El Dorado. Mary will be laid to rest at a later date at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale, Arkansas. Memorial contributions in Mary’s name may be directed to the Burns Countryside Church and the El Dorado First Christian Church. Please sign her online guestbook and leave a memory of Mary at www.carlsoncolonial.com
James
August 21, 1932 - January 21, 2022
*Obituary
Butler County Times Gazette
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
BURNS – James Earl Glenn of Burns, Kansas passed away at the age of 89 on January 21, 2022.
Earl was born at Stony Point, Arkansas on August 21, 1932. He graduated from Springdale, Arkansas in the class of 1950. Earl spent his early life working as a driller in the oil fields and later worked the laboratory for three different refineries. He later retired as superintendent of water and wastewater for the city of Burns.
He is proceeded in death by his wife Mary (Nolan) Glenn; parents James Paul and Gertrude (Lewis) Glenn; stepson Raymond Griggs Rogers of Arkansas; and great grandson, Cody Aiden Shipman.
He was first married to AliceMay (Thompson) on December 28, 1951 and then later married Mary (Nolan) Griggs on July 21, 1984.
Earl was a member of the Baptist Church in Springdale, Arkansas. He was also a member of the Moose Lodge in El Dorado, Kansas in 1960. Earl has been a member of the Masonic Lodge #97 since 1972. He and his wife loved fishing, golf, and traveling.
Earl leaves his two daughters Linda (Danny) Shipman of El Dorado, Kansas; Sandra (Jim) Unruh of Lawrence, Kansas; Stepdaughters Connie Pace of El Dorado, Kansas; Jan (Phil) Willis of Leon, Kansas; Katherine Speer of Wichita, Kansas; 17 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren.
Earl and Mary will be buried at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale, Arkansas.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 28, at 11am at the Carlson Colonial Funeral Home in El Dorado. James will be laid to rest at the Bluff Cemetery in Springdale, Arkansas on Saturday, January 29 at 11am. Memorial contributions in his name may be directed to Patmos Lodge #97 in El Dorado. Please sign his online guestbook and leave a memory of James at www.carlsonkirbymorris.com
Married July 21, 1984
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