Glenn L. Lyons , age 95 of Stockton, IL passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Waverly Place of Stockton. He was born on June 25, 1925 in Stockton to the late George and Irene (Kleckner) Lyons. Glenn married Isabelle Munz in 1946 and together they had two sons, Larry and Todd. Glenn later married Ora Shaw in 1971, she passed away in 1993. He then married Jeanette Knauer, she passed away in 2011.

Glenn was a 1943 graduate of Stockton High School. He went on to serve in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII as a bomber pilot and participated in the Manhattan Project. He was a member of Plum River Masonic Lodge. Glenn was a 3rd generation owner of Lyons Well Drilling. He was a founding member of National Ground Water Association in 1947 and later became President of that association in 1995. Glenn was also involved in getting the well drilling law passed in IL. He built his first houseboat and loved boating, traveling the Mississippi from the mouth to as far south as Hannibal, MO.

Glenn is survived by his first wife, Isabelle Hudson; his two sons, Larry (Jennie) Lyons and Todd (Debbie) Lyons; his two step daughters, Diana (Ron) Quandt and Debbie (Ed) Deener; his grandchildren, Lyndsi (Jeff) Heitkamp, Cory (Missy) Lyons and Shawn (Debbie Mae) Lyons; and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two wives; and sister, Thelma Finkenbinder.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Hermann Funeral Home in Stockton at 11:00 a.m. with a visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Ladies Union Cemetery in Stockton. A memorial fund has been established.