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Patsy Glenn
Services are 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at the Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. Burial is at the National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fippinger's. Memorials may be left to Trinity Presbyterian Church in Aledo. Online condolences can be made at www.fippingerfuneralhome.com. She was born on June 18, 1932, in Sparta, Ill., a daughter of Eugene and Roberta McQuarter Lindsay. She graduated from Sparta High School and married James Glenn on Feb. 15, 1951, in Sparta. He died on March 5, 2012. Patsy owned and operated Midway 66 Gas Station in Aledo, having been the first female in the state of Illinois to operate a service station. She cooked and waitressed at several area restaurants, including Lucille's and was employed by the Mercer County Senior Center. For many years, she was "Grandma Patsy" at the Mercer County YMCA, where she was employed in childcare watch. She was a member of the American Legion Fallerans Post 121 Auxiliary, Mercer County VFW Post 1571 Auxiliary, Mercer County Hospital Auxiliary and taught Sunday school and youth group for many years. She loved to fellowship at McDonald's, play cards and babysit. She is survived by two daughters, Susan Kenney, Aledo, Sara (Randy) Ott, Milan; two sons, William (Linda) Glenn, Aledo, Tom (Amy) Glenn, Monmouth; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert L. Lindsay, Racine, Wis.; and several nieces; and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two sons, David and Gerald; and one sister, Portia. 
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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.
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