Manley Abbott Glanville Jnr

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Manley Abbott Glanville Jnr was born on 23 December 1925 at NH, USA.
     He married Ann M. Sweet after 1950 at the USA.
     He died on 10 January 2004 at Merrimack Co., NH, USA, (when age calculated as 78); with obituary:-
Manley A. Glanville Jr.
Warner, NH-Manley A. Glanville, Jr., 78, of Kirtland Street, died Sat., Jan. 10, 2004 at the Concord Hospital. He was born in Concord, NH on Dec. 23, 1925 the son of Manley A. and Helen (Devine) Glanville. He graduated from Hopkinton High School in 1943 and then entered the US Air Force during WWII training as a radio/gunner on B17's. Mr. Glanville attended New England College in 1946 and graduated from Concord Commercial College in 1951. In 1949 he purchased Pleasant Lake Casino in Warner with two partners. They were able to provide swimming, bowling, roller skating, square dancing, and bands. Later he bought the business and worked parttime with a local plumbing contractor. He also worked as a "Carnie" running concessions for many of the fairs. In 1961 he expanded to a mobile home park and campground. Mr. Glanville opened an Arctic Cat Snowmobile dealership and became interested in snowmobile racing. In the mid 1980's he sold the Pleasant Lake Business and retired.

Mr. Glanville attended St. Mary's Church in Contoocook. He was a member of the Warner Men's Club and received the Community Service Award in 1997. He was a charter member of the Sno-Mads Snowmobile Club of Contoocook and the Kearsarge Trailsnails of Warner. He coached Warner's Little League and Babe Ruth and was a drummer in many of the local bands and parades. Mr. Glanville was a member of the First Warner Planning Board for over 10 years and served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment and represented Warner on the Waste to Energy Plant Project as part of the Concord Regional Solid Waste Management District formation. He was a member of the Wilkins-Cloues-Bigelow Post #39 American Legion of Warner, the Warner Fish and Game, Warner Business and Professional Association, the Fall Foliage Festival Committee and the Warner Historical Society. Mr. Glanville enjoyed the Hopkinton Fair and was a former Director and had been "Official Fair Historian." He liked to hunt. He really valued his friendships and acquaintances and loved to chat.

His aunt, Eleanor Glanville, died just hours after him on Jan. 11, 2004. Members of his family surviving include his wife of 18 years, Ann (Sweet) Hanson Glanville of Warner, NH; a son, Glen Glanville of Contoocook, NH; three grandchildren, Timothy, Nathan, and Bethany; a brother, Paul Glanville of Monticello, GA; three stepdaughters, Marianne Howlett of Warner, NH, Susan Henley of Warner, NH, Martha McCrea of Hickory, NC; two stepsons, Alfred Hanson and Steve Hanson both of Warner, NH; several stepgrandchildren; and two nephews.

Friends may call at the Chadwick Funeral Home, 235 Main Street, New London, NH on Monday, Jan. 12, 2004 from 7-9 P.M. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary's Church in Contoocook with The Rev. Mark Dollard, pastor, celebrant. Burial will be in Contoocook Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association, P.O. Box 2209, New London, NH 03257 or to the Warner Rescue Squad, 42 Kearsarge Mountain Road, Warner, NH 03278. For more information please visit www.chadwickfuneralservice.com.
     He was buried at Contoocook Village Cemetery, Contoocook, Merrimack Co., MA, USA.