After their marriage they lived at a farm south of Wamego for several months, then at Wamego where Glen worked in the flour mill. They then moved to a farm north-west of Wamego until 1941. At that time they moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma for a year where Glen did carpentry work. Then in 1942 they moved to Wellsville, KS. Glen was then employed at Sunflower Ordinance Plant and then the Olathe Naval Base. He did carpentry work until his retirement and as a hobby after that.

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Glen B. Head

Born: September 24, 1897

Died: January 31, 1984

Funeral Service: Friday, February 3, 1984
2:00pm
Wilson and Son Chapel

Minister: Rev. Bill Atchley

Organist: Becky Shalkoski

Soloist: J. Linn Holtwick

Pallbearers
Jay Patton
Larry Patton
Jim Lane
Mike Blevins
Frank Sander
Joe Sander

Honorary Pallbearers
Glenn Layton Jr.
J. Linn Holtwick
Junior Crist
Forrest O'Neil
Bill Warnock

Burial: Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Kansas

Lived as a child in the house her Grandparents built when they came to Kansas from Illinois. She started to school at District 54 and later when her parents moved to a farm at Paxico she went to school at District 66. After school she spent two years at the Evangelical School then worked as a housekeeper. She did laundry and ironing for 30 years and picked 100 quarts of walnuts a years. She used the money she made for gifts for her grandchildren and as gifts to her church. She loved to garden and had two vegetable gardens in addition to several award winning flower beds.

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Sara August Head

Born: May 18, 1897

Died: November 27, 1993

Funeral Service: Tuesday, November 30, 1993
1:30pm
Wilson & Son Chapel
Wellsville, Kansas

Minister: Rev. Glenn Layton, Jr.

Organist: Sandy Rogers

Soloist: J. Linn Holtwick

Pallbearers
Jay Patton
Larry Patton
Dallas Lane
Cody Patton
Frank Sander
Joe Sander

Honorary Pallbearers
Forrest O'Neil
Bill Warnock
Terry Silvius
Glenn Layton Jr.
Bill Fllorea
Junior Crist
Noble Hopkins

Burial: Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Kansas

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Born in Wells Creek Community of Wabaunsee Co, KS. Daughter of August & Lizzie Tolle Buchmeier. Married Glen B. Head, 24 Sept. 1921, Alma,Ks. He died 1984. Lived in Wellsville Community 51 yrs. Funeral Services, 30 Nov. 1993 at Wilson and Son Funeral Home in Wellsville. Member of the United Methodist Church in Wellsville. Burial Wellsville Cemetary. Son Dr. Kenneth Head of Paola, daughters, Lola Sander, Seneca; Ruth Stevenson, Lawrence; Opal Patton, Osage City, 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Wamego Times Thurs. December 2, 1993.

They met at a household where Sara was working as a housekeeper and Glen a hired hand.