Glenn E. Kissling, 84 of Saginaw, TX, formerly of Hope passed
away Thursday May 28, 2015 at his home after a battle with Cancer.
Before retirement he was a Fire Fighter with the Department of Army in Fort Hood, TX and a business man in Hope for 23 years.
He served in the U.S. Army Engineers, deployed for the reconstruction of Japan in 1952. He was a 32 degree Master Mason for 52 years. He was a 50 year member of the American Legion. He was on the Hope Volunteer Fire Department from 1954-1981. He was a member of the Hope United Methodist Church, Shriners and Scottish Rite.
The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Norman Funeral Home
in Hope. Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday 1 hour prior to service time at the funeral home. There will be a Masonic Service at 8:00 p.m. Monday. Burial with Military Graveside Rites will be at Hope Moravian Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be donated to the American Cancer
Society.
Born in Bartholomew County November 19, 1930, Glenn was the son
of Carl S. and Ethel P. (Essex) Kissling. He was married 60 years to Alice Faye (Rhoades) Kissling, August 6, 1954 and she survives.
Other survivors include sons, Bruce(Rosa) Kissling of Saginaw, TX and Brad (Monica) Kissling of Bonham, TX; grandchildren, Tanner, Tyce, Tad, Tobi and Tucker Kissling; sisters, Mary Grace Miller, Martha Broady and Esther(Dale) Dailey, all of Hope.
Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Ethel, brother, David Kissling and sister, Ruth Ziegler.
Online condolences may be sent to the Kissling family at
www.normanfuneralhome.net.