Young County, Texas - Obituaries - Ray Eugene 'Gene' Glass

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Graham Leader, Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Ray Eugene "Gene" Glass was born in Benton County, Arkansas, February 15, 1916.
He was the last of six children born to Henry and Sally Glass. His family moved
to El Reno, Oklahoma, where Gene attended school.

After graduating from El Reno High School, Gene attended college at Oklahoma
City University on a basketball scholarship. After college, Gene got a job with
the Lightening Torpedo Company and later with Hughes Tool Company. While working
in Wichita Falls, Texas, with Hughes Tool, Gene met Joan Rankin. In August of
l941, Gene and Joan were married and remained so for the next 62 years. In l949,
Gene was hired by Zero Hour Bomb Company and the family moved to Tulsa,
Oklahoma. The company eventually became Zebco Spinning Reel Company. In l954,
Gene and his family moved to Graham, Texas, to become partners with Ben Rankin,
his father-in-law, and Ed Karper. Gene and Ed were to remain business partners
for 30 years. In l983, Gene and Joan retired from the oil business and moved to
Kerrville,Texas.

Gene is survived by two daughters, Linda Mitchell and husband Robert of Bandera,
Texas, and Gena Johnson and husband Randall of Fort Worth, Texas; five
grandchildren, Kimberly Reeser of Mozambique, Joanna Anderson of Nashville,
Tenn., and Grant Johnson, Allison Johnson and Kelly Johnson, all of Fort Worth.;
and four great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at Pioneer Cemetery in Graham, Texas, January
the 23rd at 2 pm.

The family asks that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association.