Services for Glenn Leo Renner, 96, Springfield, will be held at 3 pm on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home, with a visitation from 1:30 pm until the time of service. Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, November 12, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery. Glenn left this world on November 7, 2014 in his home in the loving arms of his family. He was born in Fulton, MO, on March 16, 1918, the son of late Frank H. and Cornelia Miller Renner. A 1937 graduate of Fulton High School, he married Ona Hoffmeyer on June 21, 1940. In the year 2014, they were blessed to celebrate their 74th wedding anniversary amid family and friends. A decorated veteran of WWII, he entered the U.S. Army June 1942 and after serving in the European Theatre was discharged as a Tech. Sergeant in December 1945. He survived the sinking of the ship Leopoldville on Christmas Eve, 1944 in the English Channel off Cherbourg, France, a tragedy which claimed over 800 lives. He was employed as an assistant decorator at then William Woods College, Fulton, before joining Benjamin Moore Paint Co. in 1956. In 1981, he retired from the company in Houston, TX, as an architectural representative. He and his wife returned to Springfield to be close to their children and family. He filled his long life with service to others and faithful devotion to his family. After retiring, Glenn, a meticulous painter, enjoyed refinishing family antiques. He was just as precise with his hobby, gardening. He was well known for raising the most and best vegetables in the smallest space, and he freely shared these with the neighborhood. He also shared his time driving elderly neighbors for errands, shopping, and doctors' visits. Modeling his life with honesty and integrity, "Gramps" was a favorite of his grandchildren, and later their spouses, and he was always available for guidance and help in any way they needed as teenagers and as they faced decisions reaching adulthood. Glenn was a longtime member of the Chapel Class and the First Baptist Church of Springfield. He is survived by a loving family which includes his wife Ona Renner; son, Bruce Renner and wife Pat; daughter, Robyn Renner; five grandchildren, Lance Renner, Liz Forbes and husband Brent, Jill Mowris and husband Benjamin, Andrea Homan and husband Michael, and Kiersten Homan; seven great-grandchildren, Cole, Lauren, and Carly Forbes, Alivia Mowris, Knox, Tallulah, and Tennessee Plute; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Veterans or other charities of your choice.