William Polk Glover
April 08, 1938 – August 09, 2021
William Polk Glover, age 83, was born in Union City and resided in Obion, Tennessee. He died on August 9, 2021, at Dyersburg Hospital. The son of the late Dale Francis Glover and Mary Elizabeth Beaird Glover, he was a 1961 graduate of Union University where he met his future wife, the late Pauline "Polly" Stone Glover. August 13 th will mark their 60 th wedding anniversary, the first they have celebrated together in 21 years. While at Union he was a cheerleader, member of Alpha Tau Omega and later followed in his father and grandfather's footsteps as a member of the Union Board of Trustees serving for several terms before being name a trustee emeritus. Polk has been inducted into Union's 21st Century Society and received the Distinguished Service Award and Union Family Legacy Award.
Following college, he returned to Obion to begin his life of community service and farming career, eventually taking over management of Glover Farming Co. He was active in First Baptist Church of Obion where he served as a deacon, church treasurer and assistant Sunday School teacher as well as member of Beulah Baptist Association Board and Gideons.
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