Glen Douglas Osborne

On Nov. 8, 2016, Glen Douglas Osborne went home to be with his Lord and Saviour. He was born on April 16, 1926 in the family home in Swofford Valley to Jesse Osborne and Lydia (Bailey) Osborne. Glen’s grandfather moved the family to Washington in 1893. He bought a home in Ajlune, and there the family was established. Glen served in WW2 as a boiler tender in a Navy Destroyer and came home in 1946. On his return, he married his sweetheart of 67 years, settled in Mossyrock, and resided in the same home for 70 years.

Glen, along with his partner, Roger Birley, managed a successful logging business for over 30 years, employing many men from the area. Music was a big part of his life, and he and Grace spent many years singing at Christian Logger’s meetings. He was an active member of Mossyrock Assembly of God for over 40 years where he was active as a Church Board member, and made sure that the lawns were always mowed.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace; sisters, Esther Hamilton and Edith Rose; brothers, Harold, Charles and Wallace; and one grandchild, Douglas Collum.

He is survived by two daughters; Pat Collum and her husband, Don, of Wilsonville, Alabama, and Chris Sasser and her husband Randall of Mossyrock, Washington; 7 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great grandchildren.

Visitation will occur from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Sunday, November 13at Brown Mortuary Service in Morton. A Memorial Celebration will be held at the Mossyrock Assembly of God church in Mossyrock at 11:00 am on Monday, November 14. Interment will follow the celebration at Doss Cemetery, Mossyrock, with a reception for family afterward.

In lieu of flowers, please mail checks to the Mossyrock Assembly of God Church, 101 Mossyrock Ave, Mossyrock, Washington, 98564. Please designate the funds to Teen Challenge, in Memory of Glen Osborne. Teen Challenge was one of the charities Glen faithfully supported.