Obit: Pierce, Glenn L. (1897 - 1923)
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Surnames: PIERCE
BLAKE HARDWICK ----Source:
HUMBIRD ENTERPRISE (Humbird, Clark County, Wis.) 05/19/1923 Pierce, Glenn L.
(24 JUN 1897 - 12 May 1923) A telegram was
received Monday by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Pierce, from Corvalis, Oregon,
stating that their youngest son, Glenn, had been instantly killed
soon after eight o'clock that morning. Nor particulars were given of
the accident. Earl Pierce, brother of the deceased, left Tuesday
morning to attend the funeral. Glenn was about 25 years of age. He
was a young man well liked by all who knew him. We shall endeavor
to publish particulars regarding his untimely death and an obituary
next week. (Obituary in
5/26/1923 Humbird Enterprise) Glenn Leroy
Pierce, whose untimely death was chronicled in last issue of the
Enterprise, was born near Humbird, Clark County, Wis. on June 24,
1897, where he grew to manhood. In 1920, he went to Oregon, where
he became an engineer for the Warren Construction Co., and later
held the position of foreman on the same plant. He was united in
marriage to Miss Ethel Blake of Goble, Oregon, in April 1921, and
was located first at Columbia City, then Corvallis, and recently
had moved to Goble. At the time of his death he was employed by the
company on a job near Salem. Saturday, May 12th, he started to
drive home, a distance of 165 miles, to spend a few days with his
wife and little son. His car overturned on the slippery pavement,
pinning him underneath. He was found by passing motorists, who
immediately took him to a Salem hospital, where he died three hours
later without recovering consciousness. The funeral was
held at Goble on May 18th, having waited the arrival of his brother
Earl, from here. Glenn leaves to
mourn his death his wife and son Edwin of Goble, Oregon; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Pierce; five sisters, Mrs. James
Hardwick, Iva, Agnes, Margaret, and Beatrice; and two brothers,
Earl and Guy, all residing in this vicinity. He was 25 years, 10
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