Harvey A . Glenn, Jr., born May 20, 1922 died April 26, 2008 in Mont Belvieu at the age of 85.
Harvey and his brother were raised by their grandparents on a cattle ranch and he became a rice farmer in 1942. In 1945, he became a jailer for Jefferson County and then in 1946 a deputy sheriff. Throughout his career he served as deputy sheriff for Chambers County under Lewis Otter & Chuck Morris, Jefferson County under W.W. “Bill” Richardson, Charlie Myers and Dick Culberson, Castro County, Harris County under Constable James Douglas, Terrell County under Dalton Hogg. In 1992 he retired from Winkler County where he served under Bill Sage as Chief Deputy Sheriff. He co-founded the Chief Deputy Association of Texas in 1985. In 2007 he, along with the original members of the association, were honored for their accomplishments. In addition to his law enforcement career, he also worked in road & bridge repair for Dick Scurlock & ran a ranch in West Texas for several years.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Marine Private 1st Class, J.W. Glenn (who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor but was later killed in Saipan during WWII); grandfather, Will Burrell; grandmother, Clair Burrell; father, Harvey Glenn, Sr.; sister, Lyma Clair (Glenn) Lee; and his mother, Yoma (Burrell) Glenn.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Alice Glenn; son James Glenn & wife Louise of College Station; son Sherrell Glenn of Wink and daughter Sharon Owens & husband Jimmy of Mont Belvieu. Grandchildren, Stacey Schrank & husband David, Kimberly Dillard & husband Raymond, Alicia Owens, Sherrie Luna & husband Michael, Kristina Eudy & husband Seth and Shawn Glenn, step-grandchildren J.R. Sanchez and Oscar Sanchez. Great-grandchildren Stefani Rogers, Glenn Rogers, Cannon Schrank, Joshua Lyrock, Tyler Luna, Keaton Schrank, Kira Budro, Harley Budro, Andrew Jones, Brayden Glenn and Justin Luna. Step great-grandchildren Christian Sanchez, Erica Sanchez and Ty Sanchez.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, April 31, 2008 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, New York, 10018 or First Baptist Church of Fannett Building Fund, 17019 Hwy. 124, Fannett, Texas 77705.
