Whitson, Glen James (1928 - 2018)

WHITSON, BABCOCK, SUMMERTON, ROUDEBUSH, RENK, MAIRET, CHURCHILL, BRISTOL, FOREMAN, LASCELLES, HULTGREN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 7/28/2018 at 17:39:44

Name of deceased: Glen James Whitson

Aged: 89 yrs, 8 mo, 5 days

Residence: Wisconsin Dells, WI

Born: Nov. 11, 1928; Kirkman, Shelby County, IA

Died: July 16, 2018; Wisconsin Dells, WI

Funeral services: Sunday, July 22, 2018; Big Spring Congregational Church, Big Spring, WI; burial was in the Big Spring Cemetery, Big Spring, Adams County, WI

Survived by: Sons, James (spouse, Marti) Whitson of Fall River, WI and Thomas Whitson of Adams, WI; daughters, Lori Whitson of Adams, WI and Kimberly (spouse, Scott) Babcock of Wisconsin Dells, WI; son-in-law, James Summerton of Oxford, WI; stepchildren, Tracy (spouse, Robin) Roudebush and Paula (spouse, Jeff) Renk, both of Verona, WI and Peggy Mairet of Portage, WI; 11 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; other family and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Wallace and Amelia (nee Churchill) Whitson; first wife, Margaret “Peggy” (deceased 1982); daughter, Susan Summerton; son, Philip; brothers, Norris, Leo and Robert; sisters, Virginia Bristol and Helen Foreman

Education: Graduated from high school in Kirkman, IA

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: enlisted in the U.S. Navy Dec. 1950; served during the Korean War and was stationed aboard the carrier, USS Philippine Sea, in the Philippines, Korea and Japan; honorably discharged June 1954

Marriages: (1) Margaret “Peggy” Lascelles; Oct. 1955; Wisconsin Dells, WI (2) Thaya “Teri” Hultgren; Oct. 1987; location not provided

Employment: Farmer; drove truck and raised beef cattle

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed auctions, county fairs and tractor rides

Sources: harlanonline.com; pichafuneralhome.com