- Date Of Birth: September 14, 1921
- Date Of Death: November 15, 2020
- State: Illinois
Kermit Glenn Reside, 99, of Jacksonville, IL died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at his home.
He was born Sept. 14, 1921, in Pleasant Plains, the son of John and Sarah Connor Reside. He married Arleen Claire Wholley on May 6, 1945, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 22, 2003, after 58 years of marriage.
He is survived by three sons and one daughter, Dr. Glenn (Karin) Reside of Chapel Hill, NC, Bruce Reside of Marietta, GA, David (Alison) Reside of Silver Springs, MD, and Diane (Steve) Farmer of Jacksonville; seven grandchildren, Dr. Jonathan Reside and Connor Reside, both of Chapel Hill, NC, Elizabeth Farmer of St. Louis, Harrison Reside and Hunter Reside, both of Marietta, GA, Sarah Reside of New Orleans, LA, and Jack Reside of Silver Springs, MD; one great grandson, Charlie Reside of Marietta, GA; and one sister, Joan Kaplan of Springfield. He was preceded in death by his wife; five brothers, Willard, John, Donald, Kenneth, and Thomas; and one sister, Peggy Dodd.
Mr. Reside was baptized into the Methodist faith. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving as a Seabee on the Aleutian Islands. He taught at Jacksonville High School for 28 years, in Industrial Arts, Wood Shop, and the Work-Study Program. He had also served as the Department Head of the Vocational Department. He retired from JHS in 1979, and in 1981 he began working for the Illinois State Police as an engineering technician, retiring from there in 1990.
