Glenn Woodrow Emery, 94, of West Paris, died on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Ledgeview Living Center.
Glenn was born in West Paris on April 16, 1919, the son of the late Amma and Inez (Swift) Emery. He attended West Paris schools, graduating in 1936 from West Paris High School.
After working for a brief time in Bingham, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December 1937. While stationed at both Scott Field and Chanute Field in Illinois, he met Mary (Mae) Sorbie, marrying her in January 1941. He was also stationed for a brief time in Bury St. Edmunds, England. Upon being discharged in October 1945, after nearly eight years of service, Glenn returned to West Paris, where he would reside for the rest of his life.
Glenn worked as a carpenter for his brother, Keith Emery, until the late sixties, when he became a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service until his retirement in 1981. Carpentry remained a hobby all his life, and he crafted wooden items from whirligigs to cradles and everything in between. In the 1970s, he totally remodeled the home at Trap Corner where he had grown up and lived with Mae until recently.
He was an avid gardener, raising many vegetables and selling rhubarb and blackberries. Glenn also played the drums, both in school and later for the Parisiennes and Lord's Orchestra, playing for Saturday night dances in pavilions such as Abner's in Albany and the Top Hat in Hanover. During the 1950s and 1960s, Glenn served as selectman for the Town of West Paris and on the school board for SAD 17.
He was predeceased by his sister, Madeline (Emery) Berry and her husband, Elmer; his brother, Keith Emery and his wife, Edna; and a nephew, Dwight Emery.
Excerpted from Sun Journal
Glenn was born in West Paris on April 16, 1919, the son of the late Amma and Inez (Swift) Emery. He attended West Paris schools, graduating in 1936 from West Paris High School.
After working for a brief time in Bingham, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December 1937. While stationed at both Scott Field and Chanute Field in Illinois, he met Mary (Mae) Sorbie, marrying her in January 1941. He was also stationed for a brief time in Bury St. Edmunds, England. Upon being discharged in October 1945, after nearly eight years of service, Glenn returned to West Paris, where he would reside for the rest of his life.
Glenn worked as a carpenter for his brother, Keith Emery, until the late sixties, when he became a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service until his retirement in 1981. Carpentry remained a hobby all his life, and he crafted wooden items from whirligigs to cradles and everything in between. In the 1970s, he totally remodeled the home at Trap Corner where he had grown up and lived with Mae until recently.
He was an avid gardener, raising many vegetables and selling rhubarb and blackberries. Glenn also played the drums, both in school and later for the Parisiennes and Lord's Orchestra, playing for Saturday night dances in pavilions such as Abner's in Albany and the Top Hat in Hanover. During the 1950s and 1960s, Glenn served as selectman for the Town of West Paris and on the school board for SAD 17.
He was predeceased by his sister, Madeline (Emery) Berry and her husband, Elmer; his brother, Keith Emery and his wife, Edna; and a nephew, Dwight Emery.
Excerpted from Sun Journal
Glenn Woodrow Emery, 94, of West Paris, died on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Ledgeview Living Center.
Glenn was born in West Paris on April 16, 1919, the son of the late Amma and Inez (Swift) Emery. He attended West Paris schools, graduating in 1936 from West Paris High School.
After working for a brief time in Bingham, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December 1937. While stationed at both Scott Field and Chanute Field in Illinois, he met Mary (Mae) Sorbie, marrying her in January 1941. He was also stationed for a brief time in Bury St. Edmunds, England. Upon being discharged in October 1945, after nearly eight years of service, Glenn returned to West Paris, where he would reside for the rest of his life.
Glenn worked as a carpenter for his brother, Keith Emery, until the late sixties, when he became a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service until his retirement in 1981. Carpentry remained a hobby all his life, and he crafted wooden items from whirligigs to cradles and everything in between. In the 1970s, he totally remodeled the home at Trap Corner where he had grown up and lived with Mae until recently.
He was an avid gardener, raising many vegetables and selling rhubarb and blackberries. Glenn also played the drums, both in school and later for the Parisiennes and Lord's Orchestra, playing for Saturday night dances in pavilions such as Abner's in Albany and the Top Hat in Hanover. During the 1950s and 1960s, Glenn served as selectman for the Town of West Paris and on the school board for SAD 17.
He was predeceased by his sister, Madeline (Emery) Berry and her husband, Elmer; his brother, Keith Emery and his wife, Edna; and a nephew, Dwight Emery.
Excerpted from Sun Journal
Glenn was born in West Paris on April 16, 1919, the son of the late Amma and Inez (Swift) Emery. He attended West Paris schools, graduating in 1936 from West Paris High School.
After working for a brief time in Bingham, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December 1937. While stationed at both Scott Field and Chanute Field in Illinois, he met Mary (Mae) Sorbie, marrying her in January 1941. He was also stationed for a brief time in Bury St. Edmunds, England. Upon being discharged in October 1945, after nearly eight years of service, Glenn returned to West Paris, where he would reside for the rest of his life.
Glenn worked as a carpenter for his brother, Keith Emery, until the late sixties, when he became a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service until his retirement in 1981. Carpentry remained a hobby all his life, and he crafted wooden items from whirligigs to cradles and everything in between. In the 1970s, he totally remodeled the home at Trap Corner where he had grown up and lived with Mae until recently.
He was an avid gardener, raising many vegetables and selling rhubarb and blackberries. Glenn also played the drums, both in school and later for the Parisiennes and Lord's Orchestra, playing for Saturday night dances in pavilions such as Abner's in Albany and the Top Hat in Hanover. During the 1950s and 1960s, Glenn served as selectman for the Town of West Paris and on the school board for SAD 17.
He was predeceased by his sister, Madeline (Emery) Berry and her husband, Elmer; his brother, Keith Emery and his wife, Edna; and a nephew, Dwight Emery.
Excerpted from Sun Journal
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