Joel Dean Glover's Obituary
Funeral Service for Mr. Joel Dean Glover, 61, of Rockford, Alabama, will be Friday, April 12, 2024 at 1:00 pm at Rockford Baptist Church. Dr. Jeffrey Fuller will officiate. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 12, 2024 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at Rockford Baptist Church. Burial will be Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 1:00 pm at Greenhill Cemetery in Killen, AL.
Mr. Glover passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at his residence. He was born on May 9, 1962 in Florence, Alabama to Donald Dean Glover and Mary Ann Huff Glover. He was a faithful member of Rockford Baptist Church. Joel graduated from Mississippi State University with a Masters Degree in Wildlife Ecology. He worked as a Certified Wildlife Biologist while serving as Game Warden for Central Alabama. Joel was an avid hunter and an outdoorsman at heart. He dearly loved educating the public on the stewardship and conservation of natural resources, serving many regional, state, and national organizations.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Melanie Glover of Rockford; children, Justin Dean Glover of Portland, ME and Caleb Thomas Glover of Rockford; mother-in-law, Eudora Myrick of Camden, TN; brother-in-law, Pete Mangum of Florence; and niece, Erin Mangum of Killen; as well as his extended family, including his law enforcement brothers and sisters.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Beverly Mangum; and father-in-law, Jerry Myrick.
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