James Bryant Glisson, age 92, a resident of Fairhope, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.
He was a WWII veteran and served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations and was also a U.S. Army veteran during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the VFW Post 49 in Mobile and of the American Legion Post 199 in Fairhope.
He was a member of the First Church of Nazarene in Mobile.
Jim was a former main speaker at the annual reunion of the U.S. Coast Guard. He also spoke at various Mobile and Baldwin county schools about his military service time.
Mr. Glisson is survived by his wife, Sylvia L. Glisson of Fairhope, Alabama; three sons, Glenn D. Glisson Sr. of Mobile, Alabama, James H. Glisson, also of Mobile, and Paul B. Glisson of Fairhope; two daughters, Barbara Saunders of Dallas, Texas and Linda K. Glisson of Mobile; brother, Edghar F. Glisson of Grand Ridge, Florida; sister, Fannie L. Watkins of Brainbridge, Georgia; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; many other loving relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 in the chapel of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope, at 10:30 a.m.
Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Graveside services will be held at 12:30 p.m. in the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Spanish Fort.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., 19698 Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL 36532, 251-990-7775, www.wolfefuneralhomes.com.
