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Glen Bird Newman
11 Apr 1919 – 22 Sep 2003
| Birth | 11 Apr 1919 |
| Death | 22 Sep 2003 |
| Cemetery | Pleasant Grove City Cemetery Pleasant Grove , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Don Shelley on 22 Mar 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43105572 |
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4/11/19 ~ 9/22/03 Glen Bird Newman, 84, of Pleasant Grove passed away Monday, September 22, 2003. He was born April 11, 1919 in Pleasant Grove, Utah to Claude Bird and Ivy Clara Radmall Newman. He married Marian Charlotte Greening on December 18, 1939. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo LDS Temple. Glen grew up in Pleasant Grove and attended school there. Glen's mother passed away when he was four years old; and he was raised by his father and older sister, Clarice. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. Upon his return from military service, he drove truck for P.I.E. and later joined the Pleasant Grove Police Force. He served 17 years as the Chief of Police for Pleasant Grove City and organized the Auxiliary Police Force. Glen started the Little League baseball program in Pleasant Grove, and eventually formed leagues for older boys. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed hunting and riding horses; and in later years, golfing with his friends. He and Marian enjoyed their winters in St. George before her death in 2002. He is survived by five children: Lynn (Karen) Newman, Sharron Newman, Harold K. Newman, Charlotte (Herb) Gilbert, Rick (Peggy) Newman, all of Pleasant Grove; 15 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Additional survivors include his brother, Grant Dee (Sandra) Newman, American Fork. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 26, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. in the Grove Creek Fourth Ward Chapel, 942 North 500 East, Pleasant Grove. Friends may call Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Olpin Family Mortuary, 494 South 300 East, Pleasant Grove and at the church on Friday one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery. Published in the Deseret News on 09/24/2003
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