Colonel Henry Glover

Funeral services for Ret. Colonel Henry Glover, 83, of Monroe, were held at 10:00 AM Thursday, August 17, 2006, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, Louisiana, with Reverend Mark Fenn officiating.  Interment followed in Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Colonel Glover died August 15, 2006 at St. Francis North Hospital. He was a member of First Baptist Church of West Monroe, Louisiana, a thirty-year Air Force veteran and command pilot. His service duties included: served in Europe during Work War II, Squadron Commander of the 457^th Tactical Airlift Squadron in Vietnam, and retired as Wing Director of Material at Little Rock, Arkansas Air Force Base. His awards included: Distinguished Flying Cross, eight Oak Leaf Clusters to Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Metal, and Bronze Star Metal. Colonel Glover received a Bachelor of General Education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and an MBA from ULM. His favorite pastimes were playing duplicate bridge and playing golf.

Colonel Glover is survived by his wife of sixty-four years, Dottie Glover; daughter, Carol Holland and husband, Kenneth Holland of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; grandchildren, Lori King and husband, Greg King of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Kristy Holland of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; great grandchild, Bryson King; sister-in-law, Bernice Towers and husband, Charles Towers; and brother-in-law, Simmie Wood.

Pallbearers will be Col. Charles Moore, Lt. Col. Robert Martin, Lt. Col. Miles Luke, William Priesley, Flint Robertson, and Charles Wall.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of West Monroe, 500 Pine Street, West Monroe, LA 71291.