Funeral for Don A.Glasby,75,Lawton,will be at 2 p.m.Monday at St.Andrew’s Episcopal Church with the Rev.William B.Carlin,pastor,& the Rev.James P.Holley,deacon,officiating.Mr.Glasby died Thur.,July 10,2003,at a local hospital.Burial will be at Highland Cemetery under direction of Becker Funeral Home.He was born Oct.5,1927,in Duncan,to George & Margaret Glasby.He attended Washington Elementary & Central Junior High School,& graduated from Lawton High School.He was a drummer with the LHS Band,& also served as student director & president from 1943 to 1945.Upon graduation from high school,he joined the U.S.Navy.He served during World War II on the LST 46 in the China Sea.He was honorably discharged. He earned his associate degree in science from Cameron College in 1948.He began his civil service career with the Department of Defense as a systems analyst in 1949,&retired in 1983.He married Bobbie Knox on Sept.10,1949,in Wichita Falls,Texas.He was a drummer & a founding member of the Hi-Tones Band.During his musical career,he played with the Gordy Kilgore Orchestra.He worked at the Percussive Arts Society where he conducted tours.He was a member of the Fort Sill Golf Club.He & Bobbie became associated with the Miss Lawton Scholarship Pageant in 1965,& he acted as the musical director.He was involved in scholarship pageants,locally & regionally.
Funeral for Don A.Glasby,75,Lawton,will be at 2 p.m.Monday at St.Andrew’s Episcopal Church with the Rev.William B.Carlin,pastor,& the Rev.James P.Holley,deacon,officiating.Mr.Glasby died Thur.,July 10,2003,at a local hospital.Burial will be at Highland Cemetery under direction of Becker Funeral Home.He was born Oct.5,1927,in Duncan,to George & Margaret Glasby.He attended Washington Elementary & Central Junior High School,& graduated from Lawton High School.He was a drummer with the LHS Band,& also served as student director & president from 1943 to 1945.Upon graduation from high school,he joined the U.S.Navy.He served during World War II on the LST 46 in the China Sea.He was honorably discharged. He earned his associate degree in science from Cameron College in 1948.He began his civil service career with the Department of Defense as a systems analyst in 1949,&retired in 1983.He married Bobbie Knox on Sept.10,1949,in Wichita Falls,Texas.He was a drummer & a founding member of the Hi-Tones Band.During his musical career,he played with the Gordy Kilgore Orchestra.He worked at the Percussive Arts Society where he conducted tours.He was a member of the Fort Sill Golf Club.He & Bobbie became associated with the Miss Lawton Scholarship Pageant in 1965,& he acted as the musical director.He was involved in scholarship pageants,locally & regionally.
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