James Edward Glenn, Sr., 77, passed away at Forsyth Medical Center on Monday, January 16, 2017 following a period of illness.

He was born to Mable Watts Glenn and the late Willie Lee Glenn, Sr. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on August 19, 1939. He attended the public schools of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and graduated from Atkins High School in 1957.

James Glenn enlisted in the United States Army where he rose to the rank of Sergeant First Class and was awarded the Silver Star. SFC James E. Glenn gave 21 years of honorable service for his country and retired as a decorated veteran. Following military retirement, he continued his civil service by working for a brief period with the United States Postal Service. He was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church and Rupert Bell Senior Citizen Club.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Ella Glenn and a son, William Holloway, Jr. Those family members who survive include his children, Latisha Glenn, James E. Glenn, Jr., Tonia (Bennie) Patton, Sherri (Curtis) Gilliam, Belinda Holloway and Christopher Holloway; eight grandchildren; one great grandchild; his mother, Mable W. Glenn; two sisters, Joanne G. Lindsay and Barbara (Bobby) France; a brother, Willie (Eulalia) Glenn, Jr.; devoted cousins, Lewis and Leslie Watts; ten nieces and nephews; several extended family members and friends.

A funeral service will take place at Mount Zion Baptist Church at 1:30 pm on Saturday, January 21, 2017. The family will greet friends thirty minutes prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Salisbury National Cemetery on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.