Obituaries:  Glenn Brink Eddy, Sabine, DeSoto Parish       E-300
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 11, 1995
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Glenn Brink Eddy

  Services for Glenn Brink Eddy, 75, were held Saturday, January
7, 1995, at First Baptist Church, Pelican, La., with Rev. Mack
Black officiating. Later interment will be at Pleasant Valley
Cemetery, Swaledale, Iowa.

  Mr. Eddy died in Shreveport, January 5, after a lengthy illness.
He was born March 27, 1919, in Swaledale, Iowa, to parents, Mary
E. Brink and Glenn A. Eddy. After completing high school in
Swaledale, he attended college in Chillicothe, Missouri, where he
met his wife of 54 years, LeMerle Huey, a native of Mansfield.
After serving with the U.S. Army during WWII, Glenn and LeMerle
made their home in Swaledale, and he joined the family
lumber/hardware/LP gas business. Glenn retired in 1989, after
which he and his wife enjoyed traveling, and had relocated to
Bokeelia, Florida. Glenn and LeMerle had recently moved to
Pelican, where their daughter resides.

  Glenn was an active member of the First Baptist Church all his
life. He also served on the Cerro Gordo County (Iowa) Board of
Supervisors, was a former president of, and a 13 year board
member of Iowa Retail Hardware Association, served on the board
of directors for Mercy Hospital, Mason City, Iowa, was active in
North Iowa Shrine Club, and an active member of Masonic Temple.
Glenn retired as a True Value Hardware dealer. Among his many
interests was his love of baseball, and since boyhood, had been a
fan of the Chicago Cubs.

  Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Leo Eddy;
and sisters Ruth Martin, and Marjone Miller.

  Survivors include his wife, LeMerle of Pelican; son Michael of
Clear Lake, Iowa; daughter, Mardee Malwitz of Pelican; daughter,
Kathleen Bohl of St. Paul, Minn. Glenn is also survived by his
brother, Elmer Eddy of Swaledale, Iowa; and sister, Norma King of
Forest City, Iowa.

  Glenn's family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to the many
relatives and friends, for their love and support, during the
illness and death of their husband and father. A special note of
appreciation is made to Dr. Ben Quinney, and the staff of
Schumpert Medical Center, for the excellent care and support
given to Glenn.

  The family requests that any memorials be made to Schumpert
Medical Center Foundation, One Saint Mary Place, Shreveport, La.