Glenn Boyd Prager

Memorial services for Glenn Boyd Prager, 78, formerly of Roswell, will be held at 2:30 PM, Friday, May 2, 2014 at Anderson Bethany Chapel. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Funeral services were held for Glenn Prager on Monday, April 28, 2014 at Palm Mortuary, 7400 W. Cheyenne in Las Vegas. Pastor Dana Pope from Grace Presbyterian Church officiated. Glenn was born September 18, 1935 in Roswell, NM to Louis Morris Prager and Rosalee Florence (Speyer) Prager who proceeded him in death. He passed on to be with our Lord on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. After graduating from Roswell High School in 1954, he attended Woodbury College in downtown Los Angeles where he earned his BA degree. It is now Woodbury University in Burbank,CA. Glenn was president of Pioneer Specialties of NV Inc. (a specialty advertising business incorporated here in 1988) He was past state vice president of the New Mexico Jaycees. For years he was program director of New Mexico Military Institute, Carlsbad Convention Center and Lubbock Christian College where he brought in some great entertainers like Paul Harvey, Ray Charles, The Platters, The Kingston Trio, Sammy Smith, Skiles and Henderson and many more. While in Roswell, Glenn formed the Crater Teen Club so the “kids” would have a special place of their own. For recreation, Glenn liked to play poker at The Orleans Club in Las Vegas, NV., especially Omaha. He enjoyed traveling with his family and has covered most of the US by motor home. He also traveled to Europe, Hong Kong and Thailand. Though Glenn suffered many health problems throughout most of his life, he never allowed it to hinder his animated spirit. No matter situation, Glenn could always turn a frown into a smile. His family is at peace knowing that he went to a better place free of pain and suffering. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Sherrill M. Prager; one son, Louis Charles Prager of Amarillo, TX; 3 daughters, Rose Ann Souza of Tulare, CA, Glendy Schweitzer of New Milford, CT and Angela Prager of San Francisco, CA.; one brother, Bruce Prager of Las Vegas; 2 grandsons, Matthew Prager of Yuma, AZ, David Prager of Las Vegas; 5 granddaughters, Rose Maree Souza of Tulare, CA, Jennifer Souza of San Diego, CA, Lauren Hays of Lakeside, CA, Kayanna and Gabrielle Schweitzer of New Milford, CT and10 great-grandchildren.

Glenn Boyd Prager

September 18, 1935 - April 22, 2014