Glenn Woolard
November 1, 1929 ~ January 19, 2017
Glenn Woolard, 87, of Camby, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on January 19, 2017 with his family by his side. He was born on the family farm in Freedom, Indiana on November 1, 1929 to William Rex and Edna (Deem) Woolard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three siblings, Gordon, Wilma "Dude" Morley and Glenda Dillon. Surviving brothers are Charles "Junior" Woolard of Vincennes and Jack Woolard of Plainfield.
Glenn's early life was spent on the farm working the fields, caring for livestock, and playing practical jokes on his brothers and sisters. In High School, where he had the nickname "Big Red", he was a star basketball player for the Spencer Cops. He later enlisted in the 38th Infantry Division of the Indiana National Guard. While in the Guard, he also played basketball on their team. He attended Indiana University for 2 years and was a great fan of IU Basketball and Football and attended many of their home games. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and walking thru the woods in spring in search of morel mushrooms that Carol would fry as the main dish for dinner. His own speciality in cooking was making an apple crisp topped with a profusion of pecans which was sometimes mistaken for a pecan crisp with a few apples thrown in for good measure.
He met Carol Olson of South Haven, Michigan, on a blind date when Carol and her friends were on vacation at McCormick's Creek State Park. Thus began a romance culminating in a 64 year marriage. This union produced three children, Douglas (deceased), Gregg of New York City and Pennie Rowland of Camby. His grandchildren are Jennifer St.John of Greenwood, Matthew Woolard of Camby, Yewande Gore of California and Jay Rowland of Camby. Great grandchildren are Allison, Erin and Ryan Glenn St.John of Greenwood.
In the early 1960's, Glenn co-founded a construction company, bought and subdivided acreage on the outskirts of Mooresville and began building houses. During that time, he mentored family members and high school students, teaching them construction skills as well as life lessons that went beyond the building trades. All were richer for the experience of working with Glenn.
Glenn and Carol continued building in and around Mooresville as Woolard Construction. Later in his building career, he teamed up with Bill Swinney and carved out the Collett Subdivisions on Landersdale Road.
Glenn was a fun loving, happy, positive and personable kind of guy. He always had a joke or some funny story to tell. He was an honest, hard worker and could make a deal with the shake of a hand. His wishes were to be cremated,and instead of a service he would like family and friends to raise high a toast in celebration of his life.
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In Honor of Your Life Dad, Love You So much, You have always been my Very Best Friend, My Whole Life. Thanks for Everything & All You have done for me & most of all All, the Love You gave Me. I cherish You, Forever, Dad, Love You.
Uncle Glenn, my favorite Uncle – the most positive, most patient, fun loving man I ever knew. He had the best jokes, always smiling and laughing, a truly loving caring man. As a young child, I always looked up to him. As an adult, I realized how intelligent he was and how patient he had always been with all of his nieces and nephews. A true family man – loved his wife and his family. Uncle Glenn was very much loved and I will miss him very much. Love,
Carla Cervo
A loving brother and brother-in- law. He will be greatly missed.
Love, Jack & Jeweldeen
I was one of the many high school kids Glenn mentored while growing up. I learned a tremendous amount from Glenn and he was always so good to me. I remember coming home from college on the weekends to make some extra cash and Glenn would ALWAYS find work for me. To this day, I still use the knowledge that Glenn taught me while working construction. I’ll never forget the many “take five” s we had together. Such a great man and will be missed. Thanks Glenn for your involvement in my upbringing.
Wonderful photo of Glenn–you can see his love as a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend just from the smile on his face! To Carol, Gregg, Pennie, and your families–may all your great memories of Glenn forever bring you joy and comfort. 64 years together! Wow, that is marvelous. Jane and I send you our love, and yes, we will certainly celebrate Glenn’s life with a toast. On a side note, Chris Branson (Chris is the Branson in Carlisle-Branson Funeral Home) has been a friend of ours for years. Small world, isn’t it.
Carol and family, we are saddened by the news. But remember that your priceless gift of the belief that God welcomes Glen to eternal life with Him will surely ease your burden at this sad time.
Uncle Glenn was a big man with a bigger presence. He has always been an important member of my life and our family. I loved his humor; the way he always welcomed me and my family with his smile and big hugs; his wonderful laugh and sparkle in his eyes. His creative talent and innate ability for growing his business has always been a wonder to me. I will miss all of this. And I will remember Uncle Glenn with much love.
From the very first day Glenn became a member of our family we loved him! We laughed together and cried together. He was a source of strength during sad times and made us laugh during happy times. He was a special person in our family. We will miss him!