Glenn Edwin Lowery

Glenn Edwin Lowery MARION-Glenn Edwin Lowery, 59, of La Monte, Missouri formerly of Marion passed away at 7:30 AM, Sunday, March 26, 2006 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Victor Smith officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association; envelopes are available at the funeral home or may be sent c/o Blue Funeral Home, PO Box 411, Marion, IL 62959. Mr. Lowery was born on April 7, 1946 in Tunnel Hill, Illinois to Donald E. and Orpha M. (Lannom) Lowery. On April 23, 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri he married Julia M. Stein. On December 31, 1994 in Marion, Illinois he married Suzanne Geittmann Norman. Survivors include his wife, Suzanne; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Ann and Michael J. Schmidt of Cheyenne, Wyoming; son, Joshua A. Lowery of Houston, Texas; step-son, Shawn Michael Norman of Marion; grandchildren, Blaine A. Schmidt and Madeline S. Schmidt; brother, Ronald Duane Lowery of South Elgin; father-in-law and mother-in-law, John and Myrna Geittmann of Marion; brothers-in-law, J. Greg Geittmann of Marion and William F. Geittmann of Richmond, Kentucky; and one aunt, Wilma Daniels of Fort Myers, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Verla Lorraine Lowery. Mr. Lowery was a retired Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force and was a Vietnam Veteran. He was employed as a Rural Mail Carrier at the Knob Noster, Missouri Post Office. He was a member of the Knob Noster Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon.