- Date Of Birth: May 17, 1920
- Date Of Death: September 11, 2011
- State: Illinois
Jackson Dye Glisson, Sr., 91, of Jacksonville, died Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Barton W. Stone Home in Jacksonville.
He was born May 17, 1920, in Palmyra, Missouri, the son of Silas Neace and Fannie Mae Dye Glisson. He married Mary Ellen Farris on June 28, 1941, and she preceded him in death in 1994. He later married Helen Schumm Henry on April 11, 1996 in Jacksonville, and she survives.
He is also survived by a daughter, Julia (husband, Whitney) Waugh of Nashville, TN, a son, Jack (wife, Suzie) Glisson, Jr. of Jacksonville; two stepsons, Michael (wife, Jeanne) Henry and Daniel (wife, Jessie) Henry; four stepdaughters, Pat (husband, Bob) Pinkerton, Colleen Cooksey, Nancy (husband, Marty) Rhoades, and Maureen (husband, Joe) Agner; five grandchildren, Kimberlie Bloodworth, Hunt Waugh, Jean Ellen Spengler, J.D. Glisson, III, and Wade Glisson; twenty-one step – grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; forty-three step great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; brother, Gary Glisson, and two sisters, Martha Blair and Mary Frances Jelliffe. He was preceded in death by three brothers, S.N., Jr., Marvin, and Charles E. Glisson.
Mr. Glisson graduated from Springfield High School, where he was a standout athlete, earning all-state honors in football and all-conference honors in basketball. He attended Springfield Junior College and the University of Illinois. He served as a Captain in the Field Artillery during WWII, at which time he received a bronze star for heroism. He owned and operated the Ford dealership in Jacksonville for many years. Prior to that, he owned several used car dealerships in Springfield.
Mr. Glisson was a member of Rotary, the Elks, past President of Rasna Shrine, and served on the boards of the Chamber of Commerce and the Contact Club. He was also a member of Church of Our Saviour and a lifelong sports fan and participant, most recently enjoying following Cardinals baseball with his wife Helen. He especially enjoyed watching his grandchildren and step-grandchildren participate in sports. He loved all people and never knew a stranger.
