Glen Smith's Obituary
Glen Howard Smith passed away Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Wayne County Hospital in Corydon at the age of 86 years 1 month and 6 days. Glen was born July 15, 1924 in Appanoose County to Clyde E. and Cora Strunk Smith. He attended Unionville High School and later was scouted and invited to attend a baseball training camp in St. Louis as a pitcher. Before the camp ended and being the only son, he was called to come home to work the family farm due to his father's illness. During this time, Glen pitched for many "town teams" in the Appanoose and Davis County areas. In 1944, while living in the Unionville area, Glen met and married Marjorie Hughes and to this union 3 children were born: Sharon Kay, Linda Rae and Kenneth Wayne. In 1960, Glen and his family moved to Corydon. He worked at Voltmaster, Mitchell Auto, Shivvers Inc., managed Burdman's Auto Parts, worked in road construction and also for several years worked for the city of Corydon. On September 30, 1983 Glen married Louise Williams McCullough. They made their home in Corydon and enjoyed many years of camping and traveling together. In the last few years, Glen took great pride in mowing lawns and particularly the lawn at the United Methodist Church where he received an appreciation award from the United Methodist Women. Glen was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Dwight; three sisters, Doris, Mildred and Jenny. He is survived by Louise, his wife of 27 years; one sister, Fredia; children Sharon and husband Terry Hiltabidle of Traer, Iowa, Linda Thomas of West Des Moines, Iowa; Kenneth and wife Lori Smith of Mason City, Iowa; four grandchildren: Scott, Amy, Carrie and Lauren; three great-grandchildren: Kody, Kolton and Colin; and several nieces and nephews. His extended family includes: daughter, Glenna and husband Rodney Fleming of Jacksonville, Fl, granddaughter, Kelli, and great-granddaughter, McKenna. Glen loved his family and friends, baseball, hunting, and basketball in that order. He worked for many years along with David Greenlee to create the Little League program in this area. He helped construct the little league diamond in Corydon which is named the Greenlee-Smith Field in honor of them. Glen had a great love of life and a tremendous sense of humor and will be truly missed by his family and friends. We love you, Glen! To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Glen Smith please visit our Sympathy Store. Visitation AUG 23. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CDT) United Methodist Church 213 West Jackson StreetCorydon, IA 50060 Funeral Service AUG 23. 11:00 AM (CDT) United Methodist Church 213 West Jackson StreetCorydon, IA 50060
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