Obituary of Glenn Kyle

Longtime Flagler resident, Glenn Nelson Kyle passed away on November 20, 2010 due to injuries he sustained in a car accident. He was 71 years old. He was born the 6th of 7 children on December 25th, 1938 in the Flagler hospital into the family of Charles and Rachel Kyle. He grew up on a farm 15 miles north of Flagler which his father homesteaded when he came from Nebraska. His siblings are Marion, June, Theresa, Vada, Marilyn and his baby sister Meredith. He is survived by June, Theresa, Vada and Meredith. His family moved to town in 1950 when he was in the 6th grade. He liked the sport of basketball and played basketball for Flagler under the direction of Don Linville whom later became the Superintendent. He had many supporters along the way who provided influence such as Harold Potter and Pearl Shaw, she was an angel of a teacher. When he was a sophomore in high school he started to date his lovely wife of 51 years, Shirley Wittig. After high school he attended college in Greeley and Sterling. He also played basketball for Northeastern Junior College under Coach Roy Edwards. In 1959 he bought his farm 3 miles from Flagler and lived there until 2001. On September 6th, 1959 he wed Shirley. On that farm, they raised 3 wonderful boys, Michael (1961), David (1964) and Timothy (1966). Today his children are married and he has 6 beautiful granddaughters who brought him such joy. Michael and Mary live with their two daughters, Mackenzie & Morgan in Mesa, Arizona. David and Sherry live with their two daughters, KaCee and RiLee, in Castle Rock and Timothy and Patricia live in Haymarket, Virginia with their two daughters, Mikayla and Paige.