John Ervin Glasgow Sr. died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Horizons Care Center in Eckert. He was 82.
A funeral service will be held Thursday, April 12, at 10 a.m. at Grand Mesa Southern Baptist Church in Cedaredge, with Pastor Steve Puls officiating. Burial will follow at Delta City Cemetery.
Mr. Glasgow was born Feb. 5, 1930, in Greensboro, N.C., to George and Annabelle (Shields) Glasgow. He spent his childhood in Greensboro, N.C., and graduated from Oakland High School in Oakland, Calif. He attended a college in Minnesota before joining the United States Air Force in 1949 during the Korean Conflict.
He married Patricia Oliver on Dec. 29, 1949, in Oakland, Calif. They lived in the Bay area of California for many years before moving to Delta County 20 years ago. She died in April 2002.
Mr. Glasgow attended the Grand Mesa Southern Baptist Church in Cedaredge and was a former attendee of the Mountain View Bible Church in Lazear. He enjoyed fishing, camping, birds, his family and tinkering on his property with his dogs and chickens.
He is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Cindy and Bob Perry of Red River, N.M., and Melody and Len Willey of Delta; a brother and his wife, Dewitt and Mari Glasgow of Fremont, Calif.; two grandchildren, Ryan Perry and his wife Jodi of Albuquerque, N.M., and Jennifer Perry of Fort Myers, Fla.; two stepgranddaughters, Cailin and Riley; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Mr. Glasgow was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Glasgow; and two sons, John Glasgow Jr. and George Glasgow.
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Taylor Funeral Service is handling the arrangements.
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