Obit of Scales Sr., Glyn H - Haskell County, Oklahoma

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Glyn H. Scales Sr. 1932 - 2006

Glyn H. Scales Sr. Jan. 23, 1932 Jan. 15, 2006 Former Bakersfield 
resident Glyn H. Scales Sr., 73, died January 15, 2006, at Providence 
Alaska Medical Center, in Anchorage, Alaska. Mr. Scales was born 
January 23, 1932, in McCurtain, Oklahoma, one of four children born 
to Mark and Emma (George) Scales. The family lived in Oklahoma until 
the mid-1930s, then migrated to California along Route 66. The family 
lived near Bakersfield, California. Mr. Scales graduated from Shafter 
High School in 1950. In high school, he was a celebrated football and 
baseball star. He attended Fresno State University on a football 
scholarship. Mr. Scales served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-55, when he 
was honorably discharged. In 1952, he married his high school 
sweetheart, Marjorie Peterson. They were stationed at Moffett Field 
in Mountain View, California. In 1955, the family moved to 
Bakersfield, where Mr. Scales began his career in the oil business. 
In 1970, Mr. Scales was transferred to Anchorage with Brown Oil 
Tools. As a result of the transfer, Mr. Scales was active in the 
development of Prudhoe Bay. In the early '70s, he and his wife 
founded two small companies, Eagle Enterprises and Drilling Supply 
and Rental. Mr. Scales retired in 1989 and enjoyed a full retirement 
with much travel, golf and a vacation home in Palm Desert, 
California. A passionate Notre Dame football fan, he attended several 
games on campus. Mr. Scales was preceded in death by his son, Anthony 
"Tony"; brother, Robert; and brothers-in-law, Ben Peterson, Art 
Petersen and Gilbert Heriford. He is survived by his loving wife, 
Marjorie; children, Nicholas and wife, Robyn, Teresa and husband, 
Michael, Cynthia, Penelope and fiance Mark, and Glyn Jr. and wife, 
Danette; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. In lieu of 
flowers, the family requests donations in Mr. Scales' honor to the 
American Heart Association, Alaska Aids Assistance Association, or to 
the charity of the donor's choice. Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 1/22/2006.
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