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Glenn O Swisher

Male 1909 - 1982  (72 years)


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  • Name Glenn O Swisher 
    Nickname Red 
    Born 11 Nov 1909  Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Jul 1982  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 28 Jul 1982  Valley Falls Cemetery, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6591  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2019 

    Father Lon Swisher 
    Mother Lucy Post Swisher 
    Family ID F7436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Almira Ferrell Swisher,   b. 6 Mar 1911, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1992, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 25 Mar 1929  Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Darrell Swisher,   d. 1961
     2. Howard Swisher
    Last Modified 4 May 2018 16:03:34 
    Family ID F7435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Nov 1909 - Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Mar 1929 - Oskaloosa, Jefferson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Jul 1982 - Valley Falls Cemetery, Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Swisher, Glenn
    Obituary- Swisher, Glenn
    Glenn "Red” Swisher
    DELIA — Glenn O. “Red” Swisher,
    72, Delia, died Sunday at a Topeka hospital.

    He was born Nov. 11, 1909, at Burlingame, the son of Lon Swisher and Lucy Post Swisher. He lived in the area most of his life.

    Mr. Swisher operated the Highway Cafe, Emmett, from 1956 until 1968. He also was a school bus driver for Unified School District 321, in the Rossville Emmett-Delia communities.

    He was a member of the Emmett United Methodist Church. He also served in the U.S. Army in World War II, from 1945-46.

    He was married to Almira Ferrell on March 25, 1929, in Oskaloosa. She survives. A son and two daughters preceded him in death.

    Survivors include a son, Howard W. Swisher, Emmett; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Burton, Nortonville, and Mrs. Dorothy Heineken, Valley Falls, and five grandchildren.

    Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Burial will be at Valley Falls Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, Topeka 66611.