Deputy Sheriff Glenn Allen

Glenn Allen loved fishing, flying, God, and my grandma! He had deep green eyes that grandma said captured her across a crowded room and she married him within weeks! He could play several musical instruments, including the piano, and would constantly compose songs and sing them to my grandma. He would often show up in his plane after work and fly her somewhere just visit friends or to have dinner. He served in the military and they were stationed all over the country/world, including Germany and Japan. He loved working for Josephine County in Grants Pass and the job at the time required a couple with the wife working as a cook at the jail...my grandmother saw his excitement and couldn't say no. I have many, many memories watching my grandma cook at the jail and serve the inmates with grace, kindness, and respect. I am his granddaughter, through and through, and grandma Sibyl's too. I only had him for two years before his life was cut short, but grandma stayed by my side into my fifties and made sure I remembered all the best parts of who he was before she joined him. My grandpa took me up for my first flight in his plane when I was just a baby and I went with grandma Sibyl during her flying lessons and eventually took flight lessons myself. I share their love of adventure, travel, and the great outdoors. I work at the Sheriff's Academy and do what I can to assist those with the calling to "protect and serve" and married a now retired police officer. I hope my grandparents would be proud and that I am honoring their memory and contributions. Mom is with them both now (and Dad), but I have a small piece of each of them that I carry in my heart, encouraging me to live honorably, help where I can, lead with compassion, treat folks with respect, and to always strive to do the right thing without hope of reward. I was blessed to have their love and example to guide me.

Lily-Suzan Renee Sprouse Baughman
Granddaughter (daughter of Nancy Lou Allen )

February 25, 2025