Served with Honor - United States Military Veteran
Curtis Glidewell
Curtis Glidewell
November 08, 1932 - March 20, 2008
Memphis, Missouri

Visitation: 9:00 AM Family present 6 - 8 PM March 24, 2008 at Memphis Funeral Home
Funeral Service: 11:00 AM March 25, 2008 at Memphis Funeral Home
Interment: 12:15 PM March 25, 2008 at Memphis Cemetery Memphis, Missouri

Curtis Glidewell, 75, of Memphis, Missouri died March 20, 2008 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis. He was born November 8, 1932 in Milan, Missouri to William Marion and Nora Sarah Payne Glidewell. He completed one year of college while in the service. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He married Beverly Bernice Wagner on June 30, 1956 at Aurora, Illinois. To this union four children were born. Curtis owned Coal City Transfer Trucking Company at Aurora, Illinois for ten years. He also worked for ABF Trucking. He was a member of the Eagles Club and the Tiger Club in Aurora, Illinois. Curtis enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a life member of the National Rifle Association.

He is survived by his wife of 51 1/2 years, Beverly Glidewell, of Memphis; two daughters, Sharon Sponseller and her husband, Rick of Memphis, Missouri and Elizabeth VanDeVeire and her husband Dale, of Yorkville, Illinois and a son, Kevin Glidewell and his wife, Eva, of Mesa, Arizona. Also surviving are nine grandchildren: Shawn Glidewell. Crystal Cotton, Julie Cotton, Jaclyn Taylor, Cassandra VanDeVeire, Briana VanDeVeire, Damien Glidewell, Gabriel Glidewell, Nicholas Glidewell; four step-grandchildren: Wendy Sponseller, Zachary Sponseller, Denell VanDeVeire and Ben VanDeVeire; one great granddaughter and four step-great-grandchildren;one sister; Bev Tavegia and a brother Doug Wagner, a sister-in-law, two brothers-in-law and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death ba a son, Bryan Keith Glidewell and his parents, Nora and William Glidewell. Mr. Glidewell's family would like to thank the Holt's and Dalton's for the help and support they have given in their time of need

Memorials may be given to St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Memorials may be left at or mailed to Memphis Funeral Home, 378 South Market Street, Memphis, Missouri 63555

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