- Date Of Birth: November 24, 1921
- Date Of Death: January 6, 2009
- State: Iowa
Glenn A. Slayton, 87, of Mount Ayr, Iowa, and formerly of Guthrie County, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2008, at Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr.
Glenn Arnold Slayton was born November 24, 1921, in Audubon County, Iowa, the son of Lona and Emma Beatrice (Crees) Slayton. He attended country school near Hamlin, Iowa, and after the 8th grade, moved with his family to Guthrie County, Iowa.
He started working when he was 12 years old helping on his parents farm. Before he spent the majority of his life farming, he also worked at the landfill, hauled for a creamery, hauled livestock in Iowa and the surrounding states, and shelled corn.
Glenn loved horses and everything about them. He belonged to a horse riding club and a thoroughbred racing association.
