Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameGlenn C. Almond 
Birth4 Jun 1924, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC
Death15 Nov 2008, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida
Burial18 Nov 2008, Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
FatherLemuel Ransom Almond (1892-1985)
MotherDallie Abigail Cauble (1896-1985)
Spouses
MarriageRaleigh, Wake County, NC
ChildrenPaul
Leslie
Marriage1993
Notes for Glenn C. Almond
Glenn C. Almond
Glenn C. Almond, 84, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 15, 2008, at his home in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. while under hospice care. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at McLaughlin Mortuary, 17 Chestnut Ave. SE, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., with Bob Rigdon and James Moore officiating. Burial followed at Beal Memorial Cemetery. Visitation was held an hour prior to the service.
Glenn was born June 4, 1924, in Albemarle, N.C., the son of Lemuel and Dallie (Cauble) Almond. As a young boy he delivered newspapers and while in the Boy Scouts he earned his Eagle Scout and later became a Boy Scout Leader. Upon completion of high school he worked for a short time in the shipyards until 1942. He entered the United States Navy where he was a fighter pilot and served in the Pacific Theatre.
Glenn was united in marriage to Virginia Kendall in Raleigh, N.C. He then attended North Carolina State University and received a degree in mechanical engineering. From 1954 to 1974 they resided in Birmingham, Ala. In 1974, they moved to Fort Walton Beach, Fla. where Glenn started the consulting engineering firm of Humber and Almond until his retirement in 1995.
In 1993, Glenn was united in marriage to Geraldine Adams and they made their home in Fort Walton Beach where he loved to garden, cook and enjoyed reading. Glenn was a member of the Baptist Church and Methodist Church in North Carolina. He was a very active member of the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers) and was the first president of the Northwest Florida Chapter. Glenn was also an active supporter and contributor to Mount Dora Children’s Home in Mount Dora, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Virginia, and two brothers.
He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Almond of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; two sons, Paul (Barbara) Almond of Gulf Breeze, Fla. and Leslie Almond of Navarre, Fla.; two granddaughters, Lacey (Darren) Almond-North of Milton, Fla. and Meredith Almond of Orlando, Fla.; great-granddaughter, Aurora Almond-North of Milton, Fla.; step-daughters, Cindy (Larry) Matthews of Mary Esther, Fla. and Shirley (David) Weisman of West Harrison, Ind.; sisters, Peggy (Stan) Small of Charlotte, N.C. and Iris Waller of Albemarle, N.C.; several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Glenn’s memory to: Mount Dora Children’s Home, 301 W. 13th Ave., Mount Dora, FL 32757.
Stanly News & Press, 19 Nov 2008
Glenn C. Almond, 84, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 15, 2008, at his home in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. while under hospice care. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at McLaughlin Mortuary, 17 Chestnut Ave. SE, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., with Bob Rigdon and James Moore officiating. Burial followed at Beal Memorial Cemetery. Visitation was held an hour prior to the service.
Glenn was born June 4, 1924, in Albemarle, N.C., the son of Lemuel and Dallie (Cauble) Almond. As a young boy he delivered newspapers and while in the Boy Scouts he earned his Eagle Scout and later became a Boy Scout Leader. Upon completion of high school he worked for a short time in the shipyards until 1942. He entered the United States Navy where he was a fighter pilot and served in the Pacific Theatre.
Glenn was united in marriage to Virginia Kendall in Raleigh, N.C. He then attended North Carolina State University and received a degree in mechanical engineering. From 1954 to 1974 they resided in Birmingham, Ala. In 1974, they moved to Fort Walton Beach, Fla. where Glenn started the consulting engineering firm of Humber and Almond until his retirement in 1995.
In 1993, Glenn was united in marriage to Geraldine Adams and they made their home in Fort Walton Beach where he loved to garden, cook and enjoyed reading. Glenn was a member of the Baptist Church and Methodist Church in North Carolina. He was a very active member of the ASHRAE (American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers) and was the first president of the Northwest Florida Chapter. Glenn was also an active supporter and contributor to Mount Dora Children’s Home in Mount Dora, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Virginia, and two brothers.
He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Almond of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; two sons, Paul (Barbara) Almond of Gulf Breeze, Fla. and Leslie Almond of Navarre, Fla.; two granddaughters, Lacey (Darren) Almond-North of Milton, Fla. and Meredith Almond of Orlando, Fla.; great-granddaughter, Aurora Almond-North of Milton, Fla.; step-daughters, Cindy (Larry) Matthews of Mary Esther, Fla. and Shirley (David) Weisman of West Harrison, Ind.; sisters, Peggy (Stan) Small of Charlotte, N.C. and Iris Waller of Albemarle, N.C.; several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Glenn’s memory to: Mount Dora Children’s Home, 301 W. 13th Ave., Mount Dora, FL 32757.
Stanly News & Press, 19 Nov 2008