Rev. Jeffrey A. Glassey

Kingston - The Rev. Jeffrey A. Glassey died on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 at home. He was 58 years old. The son of the late J. Frank and Patricia Cote Glassey, Jeffrey was born on April 4, 1949 in Cornwall. He was married to Deborah L. Jones Glassey, whom he married on August 13, 1972 at Christ Church United Methodist in Southwick, Mass. He was a graduate of Newburgh Free Academy where he was very active in sports and music. He was a graduate of SUNY Albany where he earned his B.A. He also received his Masters in Theology from Boston University in 1974. Subsequent to that, he earned his Associates Degree from Nassau County Community College in Mortuary Science. Church, family, and music were the passions of his life. He was ordained as Elder in the United Methodist Church in 1974. He served at Oneonta First United Methodist Church, Worcester Church, Cooperstown United Methodist Church, Shoreham - Wading River United Methodist Church, St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Oyster Bay, Bellmore United Methodist Church, St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Northport, and St. James United Methodist Church in Kingston. He then served part time at Athens Federated and High Hill United Methodist Church. He served on the board of Ordained Ministries of the United Methodist Church for many years, and founded the Hallelujah Chorus and Glory Road at St. James United Methodist. In June of this year he was awarded the Harry Denman Evangelist Award. He is survived by: his wife, Deborah L. Jones Glassey, at home; son, Kevin J. Glassey and his wife, Harmony, of Cheshire, Conn.; daughter Jennifer C. Whittaker and her husband, Robert, of Kingston; son, James P. Glassey and his wife, JoEllen, of Stonewood W. Va.; three grandchildren: Calleigh, Austin & Emma; brother, Gregg S. Glassey and his wife, Susan, of Newburgh; and three nieces and one nephew. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 10th at St. James United Methodist Church, 35 Pearl St., Kingston. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 8th from 1-4 & 6-9 p.m. at Keyser Funeral Service, 326 Albany Ave., Kingston. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Mission Fund at the St. James United Methodist Church, 35 Pearl St., Kingston NY 12401. Arrangements are under the direction of Keyser Funeral Service, Inc. For information, or to light a candle in memory of Jeff, please visit www.Keyserfuneralservice.com or 845-331-1473