- Date Of Birth: October 15, 1926
- Date Of Death: May 12, 2017
- State: Florida
RALPH VERNON GLENN, 90 LAKELAND – Ralph Vernon Glenn, 90, husband of the late Gaye Ruth King Glenn, went to be with the Lord on May 12, 2017, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born October 15, 1926 in Russell County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Else White and Ruby Tate Glenn. Ralph grew up on his family’s farm with his 5 siblings and parents in Hansonville, Virginia during the Great Depression. He worked on the farm and attended school in a one-room schoolhouse, where he met Gaye Ruth King, the love of his life and future wife, in first grade. At the very early age of 14, Ralph left his family farm to work at a paper mill to earn money so his family could survive during the Great Depression. Then, in 1942, at the age of 16, Ralph was determined to help America fight World War II, as did his older brother Thurman.
