More detail on this person: Funeral services
for Glenn Granberry, age 72, of Tyler are
scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist
Church of Winona with the Rev. Tony Watson and
Father Dan Daugherty officiating. Interment will
follow in Center Cemetery under direction of
Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home of Lindale.Mr.
Granberry was born March 23, 1939, in Red
Springs, the son of the late George F. and Viola
(Blalock) Granberry. He passed away Sunday, Feb.
5, 2012, in Winona. Mr. Granberry returned to the
Tyler area in 1981, after retiring from the
military, and was a member of the First Baptist
Church of Winona. He was a retired major in the
United States Army, serving two tours in Vietnam
where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross and the Bronze Star. He was a member of
the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. After
retiring from the Army, he flew helicopters for
Petroleum Helicopters Inc., serving the offshore
oil industry. Later he became part owner of
Brothers Manufacturing in Winona. Glenn was a
devoted husband and adoring father.Mr. Granberry
was preceded in death by his parents; brothers,
George "Buddy" Granberry, Henry "Cotton"
Granberry; and sisters, Lillian Vickers and Marie
Morris.Pallbearers will be William Morris, Charles
Granberry, George Steich, George Hitt, Martin
Granberry and Jesus Vallejo.Family will receive
friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday.In lieu of flowers, the family requests
that donations be made to the SPCA of East
Texas, P.O. Box 2026, Tyler, 75710; or Prince of
Peace Catholic Church building fund, 903 E. Main
St., Whitehouse, 75791.Published in Tyler Morning
Telegraph on February 8, 2012
survivors: He is survived by his wife, Uschi
Granberry of Tyler; son, Stephan Granberry and
wife Wendy of Flower Mound; daughter, Andrea
Schliemann and husband Bruce of Austin;
grandsons, Lane and Evan Granberry of Flower
Mound, Nicholas Schliemann of Austin; brothers,
Carl Granberry of Winona, Doug Granberry of
Worland, Wyo.; sisters, Marian Steich of Winona,
Polly Vickers of Winona, Lee Oma Lindsay of Tyler
and Ana Lois Wilbourn of Wills Point; and
numerous nephews and nieces.
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