William Glen Saxton

William Glenn Saxton was born on January 21,1919 to William Soloman and Kathlene Saxton. Glenn was the oldest of eight children, deceased brother Robert (Mary Lou) of Seattle Washington, brother Vance of Evanston, Wyoming, brother Max (Betty) of Spokane Washington, sister Lois Johansen of Salt Lake, sister Bonnie Humphrey of Salt Lake, and deceased sister Ann May. Glenn is survived by his wife Viola, his two children, William "Bill" Glenn, Jr. of Twin Falls, and daughter Linda Taylor (Mike) of Elmo Idaho, his four grandchildren, Marvin Clark (deceased),Lorie Galloway (David), Glen Saxton Junior (Wendy), Rose Saxton, and his two great grandchildren Ethan and Ellie Saxton, children of Bill and Wendy. Glenn spent most of his life in Declo and Twin Falls Idaho. His school years he spent in Upton and Coleville, Utah with his mother and father. When he was in his teens, they moved to Declo where he met his wife Viola. They were married in February 1942 during the time of World War II. Glenn went into the Navy in 1943, giving the couple one year before he had to go away. He was sent to San Diego, California and from there he was sent to San Francisco where Viola went to be with him. He was not there long before he was sent overseas. Glenn was on a transport ship and he was back in port every six weeks, which was how often the couple got to see each other over the next two years. Viola worked at the ship yards until she went to Coleville, Utah to live near Glenn's folks, awaiting the arrival of their first child. What a wonderful time in their lives. Glenn wanted a boy but was surprised to find Linda to be the apple of his eye. He came home when she was born for a week then two months later he was released. Living in Coleville, Glenn worked at the Park City Mines for 4 years. The second child was William Glenn Junior and Glenn was such a proud daddy to have a girl and a boy. He said there were no more kinds to have and so that was it. Glenn felt they had all the good things in life they needed. He taught them both to fish an hunt, the things he loved, and on Friday's when school was out the family headed for the fishing holes. It didn't make much difference where they went as long as there was fishing. Linda would always tag along and Viola stayed in camp to do the cooking. Glenn loved the outdoors and loved all living things. He taught his kids what he believed, which was "if you can't eat it, let it live". Glenn was known to put his fishing worms back in the ground if they weren't going to be used. In his later years, he stopped hunting after he could no longer shoot a deer or an elk. He said he had shot his share and it was time to let the rest live. When Glenn retired in 1985, Glenn and Viola spent their winters in Quartzsite, Arizona where Glenn continued to fish wherever there was a place. When Glenn's health became too bad for him to do many of the things he enjoyed; his two children stopped whatever they were doing to make sure he still got to go camping and be in the outdoors. They saw to it that he had everything he needed. William Glenn passed away Tuesday, August 28,20l2. He will be missed deeply but will be remembered for all of the good times he spent together with his family. Glenn always said "If I die tomorrow, I've had my share of a good life". It is certain that all of our lives have been made greater by the presence of such a great man. We will all miss you dearly. Graveside Inurnment Services for Glenn will be held Saturday, September 8, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. All services and arrangements are under the direction of the Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home of Twin Falls, Idaho. Those wishing to share memories and condolences may do so at www.magicvalleyfuneralhome.com.