Glenn Price

Shreveport, LA- Glenn Price was born in Alexandria, La. on December 9, 1930 and lived in the Shreveport/ Bossier City area for most of his life. He passed away on March 2, 2015, succumbing to several progressive illnesses despite a long hard battle made bearable only by the devotion of his loving wife and family. Glenn was a Mason, Veteran, Husband, Father, Uncle, Grandfather and Great Grandfather. Visitation will be held Fri. Mar. 6, 2015 at Rose-Neath's Funeral Home from 5p.m.-7p.m., 2500 Southside Dr., Shreveport, La. 71118. Funeral Services will be held Sat. Mar. 7, 2015 at 12noon in Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel. Officiating will be Ty Case, member of Cypress Baptist Church. Immediately following will be a burial service at Forest Park West Cemetery honoring his military career. Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, William Donnie Price and Evvie Gara Mcullin Price; son, William Don (Donnie) Price; daughter Glenda Sue Price Mann; granddaughter, Monica Shaye Price; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Bertie and Vince Liberto. He is survived by his devoted wife of 64 years Rita Sue Walker Price; sister, Doris Price Owens (Dot), daughter, Debra Shaye Price Lobrano (Dubber) and spousal friend Davis Fuller; son, David Burt Price and wife Stacey. Grandsons; William Glenn Jackson and wife Regina; Matthew Daniel Price and wife Brandy. Granddaughters; Michele Shaye Lobrano Katsaris and husband Steve; Lisa Diane Lobrano Burson and husband Jason. Great-Grandchildren; Jenny Sue Price, Brittanie Sue Price, Kaylyn Brooke Jackson, Hunter Wade Jackson, Leyton Ray Price, Emma Shaye-Lee Irvine, Victoria Shaye Katsaris, Maverick Francis Burson(arriving in August 2015). Step-Great Grandchildren; Haley Danielle Mayo, Patrick Nicholas Mayo, Logan Nathaniel Mayo, Jason Thad Burson, II and Jackson Dylan Burson. Glenn was a graduate of Bolton High school in Alexandria, La.. He met his wife at age 16 in Pineville, La. where they started a long courtship and married. They both loved animals and treated them like a family member. Bits will certainly miss him. Glenn served four years in the Navy during the Korean War, some of which was spent on a submarine. One of his main duties included printing classified bombing mission maps for naval ships and aviators. Glenn retired from the Shreveport Times/ Gannett and was proud of his role in bringing the newspaper into the new era of computers, working in production. He and his wife, Rita, then started their own business where they each worked diligently to make their company a success. Glenn and Thompson Bailey had a book published which is in the Library of Congress titled, "Historic Shreveport." He loved teaching computers to anyone willing to listen. He was a very smart man who never stopped learning, made evident by his technical abilities that continued until the day he passed. Glenn had two true passions in life, Computers and Baseball. For baseball he was first and foremost a fan of the game. He loved watching San Francisco Giants and going to the Shreveport Captains games, LSU Football home games and the N.O. Saints home games with family. One of his special memories was going to California to watch the San Francisco Giants win the 2010 World Series and being invited to be a part of their post game celebration. All combined he coached, including his kids and grand kids, and umpired baseball and softball from Little League Baseball to adult Softball for over 50 years. He umpired for several clubs including Little League, A.S.A., U.S.F.A., U.S.S.S.A. and Bayou Umpires until the age of 78. He volunteered annually to umpire for the Sickle Cell tournament in North Louisiana. He was honored in 2014 when he was asked by the Little League to throw out the first ball to start their play off tournament. One of his proudest achievements was when he was inducted into the A.S.A. National Softball Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, Ok. on Oct.31, 2000. Umpires are a special, unique and dedicated group of people and he cherished his time spent with his baseball family. Pallbearers will be William Glenn Jackson, Matthew Daniel Price, Brad Peccio, Will Wittmer, Davis Fuller, Jason Burson, Michael Owens, and Buddy York. In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to American Cancer Society, Grace Home of Shreveport, La. or a charity/ organization of your choice. Rose-Neath Southside 2500 Southside Drive 318-687-1256