OBIT: Rev. John F. GLESSNER, 2007, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  GLESSNER, John F., The Rev. 04/03/07  Daily American
  
   The Rev. John F. Glessner, 65, Buckhannon, W.Va., went to join the Lord March 31, 2007.
  Rev. Glessner was born in Somerset, July 19, 1941. Rev. Glessner was preceded in death by
  his father, Harold and mother, Estella and sister, Marjorie Combs. Rev. Glessner was a
  loving husband, father and "happy pappy" and will be deeply missed. He leaves behind, his
  loving wife, Janet Glessner; his daughter and son-in-law, Jackie and Randy Pakos, Nile,
  Ohio; his son, John F. Glessner Jr., San Francisco; son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and
  Amy Glessner, Monroe Falls, Ohio; his son and daughter-in-law, David and Valerie
  Glessner, stationed at Mildenhall AFB, England; his daughter and future son-in-law, Tina
  Glessner and Levi Elza, Clarksburg; his daughter, Karla Glessner, Buckhannon; his loving
  grandchildren, Sean and Nicole Pakos, and Alex, Hayley and Ashleigh Glessner; his brother
  Ken Glessner; and sisters, Glenda Landis, Polly Bell and Janie Watkins. After many years
  of farming and sales, Rev. Glessner graduated from United Theological Seminary, Dayton,
  Ohio. He enjoyed 18 years of service in the ministry of the United Methodist Church
  before retiring in 2006. He will always be remembered for one of the many smiles he put
  on our faces throughout the years. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Stump
  Funeral Home, Arnoldsburg, where a funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday. The
  Rev. Stanley Ash officiating. Interment in the Orma United Methodist Church Cemetery. In
  lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to People's Hospice of Clarksburg
  or the American Cancer Society.