Maysville – Russell "Russ" Glenn, 88, of Maysville, Kentucky passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at the Robertson County Health Care Facility in Mt. Olivet, Kentucky. Mr. Glenn was retired from the State of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

He was a member of the First Christian Church in Maysville, a graduate of Cynthiana High School and Georgetown College where he received his Bachelor Degree and he was a University of Kentucky post graduate. Russ was the founding member of the National Alliance of Mental Illness and he was an avid fan of baseball, basketball, football and golf.

Mr. Glenn was born in Winchester, Kentucky on May 21, 1935 the son of the late Marion Russell Glenn, Sr. and Ada Pauline Smith Glenn.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia Manley Glenn whom he married on August 1, 1958. Also surviving are his three children, Rick Glenn and Karen Glenn both of Maysville, KY and Jay Glenn (Deanna M. Rogers) of Tampa, FL; four grandchildren, Brandy Beamer-Perry (Andy) of Mt. Orab, OH, Laura Beamer of Bethel, OH, Jessi Little Myers of Maysville, KY and Charles Gibson of Dickson, TN; six great grandchildren, Andy Perry, Cole Michael McGuoirk, Cade Allen McGuoirk, Bella Gibson, Avery Gibson and Everly Gibson and his siblings, Libby Sue Brammer of Maysville, KY and James Allen Glenn of McMinnville, TN.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Michael Rees Glenn.

Funeral services for Russ Glenn will be held at the First Christian Church on Friday, May 26, 2023 with Pastor Jeffrey Sames officiating. Burial will follow in the May's Lick Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday from 11:00 AM until the hour of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Christian Church Organ Fund, 18 E. Third Street, Maysville, KY 41056 or to NAMI Buffalo Trace, PO Box 147, Washington, KY 41096.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Knox and Brothers Funeral Home. Condolences at knoxbrothersfuneralhome.com