Thomas Glenn Stivers Obituary

Sgt. T. G. Stivers buried in Steele--Last rites for Sgt. Thomas Glenn Stivers, 35, son of Mrs. B. F. Lester of Steele, Mo., and T. H. Stivers, of Bethel Springs, Tenn., were conducted at the Christian Church at Steele yesterday by the Rev. E. W. Stovall, pastor of the Church of Christ in Blytheville. Sergeant Stivers, who was the nephew of Mrs. Claude Cooper of Blytheville, was killed while on active patrol duty in Germany at Valeseck, near Frankfurt. He died July 8, and his body was flown home on the Pan-American Airways for burial.

Sergeant Stivers was born at Steele and lived there all his life except for the more than seven years he spent in service. While living in Steele, after he completed his education, was engaged in farming. He entered the Navy at the age of 16, was soon discharged; and in the early part of 1941 he joined the Army and served until V-J Day. He served with the First Army, Second and Third Armored Divisions, under General Patton and General Hodge. He was home for only a short time before he enlisted again, May 10, 1946, for service with the Army.

Survivors include his parents, his stepfather, B. F. Lester of Steele, his fianc�e, Miss Geneva Burress of Steele, to whom he was to be married soon; a sister, Miss Melva Jean Stivers and a brother, John Clinton Stivers of Bethel Springs; two stepsisters, Mrs. Ida Barnes of Steele, Mrs. Cleles Earls of St. Louis, Mo., and a stepbrother, Lewis Lester of Cooter, Mo., his grandmother, Mrs. Dollie Stivers, Fresno, Calif., and four uncles. Graveside services were conducted by Steele Memorial Post V.F.W. Interment was in Mt. Zion Cemetery with German Undertaking Co. in charge.