Glenene Louise Breshears
Marriages
Paul E. Breshears - December 22, 1941
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B - February 1, 2013
Glendene Louise
Breshears
October 11, 1920 – January 25, 2013
Glendene Louise Breshears
passed away on January 25, 2013,
peacefully at home surrounded by
her loving family.
She was born October I l, 1920,
in Magnet, TX to Glen E. St. John
and Vera Bell St. John. She had a
sister, Eula May, who died in infancy,
and two brothers, William (Dorothy) and Lawrence (Eva
Belle).
She married Paul E. Breshears on December 22, 194l. They had
two children, Paul E Breshears Jr., and Linda Berry. With her h usband
serving in the military, she raised their children, while working
in the fruit fields and orchards and helping her widowed mo ther
in Grand Valley, CO. Upon Paul's discharge, they settled on Mor risiana
Mesa, CO. Paul was called back into service during the Ko -
rean War. After his return, the family moved to Rangely, CO in
1952, where they lived the remainder of their lives.
Glendene was most proud of her ability as a bookkeeper, and
worked several jobs doing this, until she purchased the H & R Block
franchise, doing taxes, which she managed until she retired.
She always had a large vegetable garden, and canned the produce it
provided. She kept her friends and family warm with her crochet ed
afghans. She always had a dog (or two or three) which she loved
dearly. She enjoyed camping and going to Oklahoma to visit family
there. One of her biggest thrills was when her brother, Lawrenc e
took her to Canada on a fishing trip, and she caught the biggest fish.
She is predeceased by her parents; brothers; a sister-in-law, Eva
Belle St. John, and husband, Paul. She is survived by her son, Paul
E. Jr. (Sharon); daughter, Linda, and honorary daughter, Jean E .
Smith; her grandchildren, Curtis Kinney (Dee); Roy Kinney
(Shanna); Paul Eugene Breshears; Peggy Thompson; Jim Walston
(Monica); Marty Walston; Jennifer Forbis (Koy); Aimee (Ken)
Brown; Tom Kinney, and Wayne (Mareanne); l5 great-grandchildren,
and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday February 1st, at Callahan-Edfas t
Mortuary in Grand Junction at 11:00 a.m., with interment at the
Veterans Cemetery at 1:00 p.m.
If desired, in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to
Rio Blanco BOCES Program, 402 W. Main Ste. 219, Rangely, CO
81648.
