Glen D. McGuire
May 15, 1942 ~ March 23, 2025
Born in:
Mills Township, Bond County, IL
Resided in:
Greenville, IL
Glen D. McGuire, 82, of Greenville, Illinois, passed away on March 23, 2025, at 6:17 pm., in the Highland Healthcare Center, Highland, Illinois.
Glen was born on May 15, 1942, in Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, the son of Charles Homer and Nellie Irene (Harlan) McGuire. He first married, and later divorced, Rebecca Sue Worstel and that union produced two children, Glen Shannon McGuire and Gwendolyn Sue McGuire. His second marriage was to Edna May (Durr) Etcheson, in Smithboro, Illinois, until the time of her death.
He lived a fun and very social life. He enjoyed sharing good times with his friends, meeting people and striking up conversations. He was kindhearted and the nicest guy you would ever want to meet.
After graduating from Greenville High School, he worked his first job, as a maintenance road worker for Mills Township for a few years, then for Elmira Manor in Greenville, as a maintenance worker for over 30 years, and Mallinckrodt (the old Pet Milk) for over 40 years, also as a general maintenance worker and as a janitorial custodian, from which he retired. For many years, he worked at Almira and Mallinckrodt simultaneously.
He was an avid motorcycle rider who enjoyed tooling around on his blue spider motorcycle. He enjoyed attending dirt track races with his brother, doing word puzzles, collecting die cast NASCARs, hunting in the woods for mushrooms, and walking around town.
Preceding Glen in death are his parents, both wives, a daughter, Gwendolyn Sue McGuire, a brother, Dean McGuire, and a stepdaughter, Carol Bourgeois.
Surviving Glen is his son, Shannon McGuire; grandchildren, Colton McGuire, Olivia McGuire, Kendra McGuire, Trent (Casondra) Crump, Travis
Crump; many great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; siblings, Virginia (Richard Armbruster) Wilkening, Don (Kelli) McGuire, Brenda
Goodson; stepchildren, Robert Etcheson, Margaret Smith, Bonnie Etcheson, Connie Etcheson; and a host of extended family and friends.
Visitation: 4:00 – 6:00 pm., Friday, March 28, 2025, at the Assalley Funeral Home, 118 E. College Ave, Greenville, IL 62246.
Funeral: following the visitation, at 6:15 pm.
Burial: will be held at a later date, in Campground Cemetery, rural Greenville.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Greenville VFW, 2043 4th Street, Greenville, Illinois, following the service.
Memorials may be gifted to the Campground Cemetery during the visitation & funeral or mailed to Campground Cemetery, c/o 498 IL 127, Greenville,
IL 62246.
The family has entrusted Assalley Funeral Home in Greenville with the ceremonies.
Please visit www.assalleyfuneralhomes.com to share memories or offer condolences to the family.
Services
Visitation: March 28, 2025 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Assalley-Young Funeral Home
118 E. College Ave.
Greenville, IL 62246
Celebration of Life:
VFW Post #1377
2043 4th Street
Greenville , IL 62246
618.664.1615
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The family greatly appreciates donations made to these charities in Glen D. McGuire 's name.
Campground Cemetery
c/o 498 IL 127
Greenville,
IL
62246
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Glen sure was a nice man. He always took good care of us lab girls back in the day. We always could on clean glassware, and a grumble and a laugh if we had too much. I’ve run into him a few times over the years and always had a good talk. Rest is the arms of our Lord my friend. We will visit again someday. My prayers are with the family.