GLENNA HOSKINS

1937 - 2023

GLENNA HOSKINS Glenna Faye Hoskins went to be with her Lord on Saturday night July 22, 2023. It was exactly 2 days after her 52nd wedding anniversary. She passed peacefully in her sleep with her family at her side. Glenna was born at home in Morgan Mill, Texas on July 19, 1937. Her parents were Albert and Arbie Yancey, who owned a small grocery store much like the one featured in the old radio show called Lum and Abner. She was the eldest of three children with a younger brother named Don and a sister named Martha. After graduating from high school she attended Tarleton Junior College and The University of North Texas in Denton, where she received her degree in education. After graduation she taught third and fourth grade classes in various cities throughout Texas. Glenna actually had two careers. One was as a Navy wife and the other was as a schoolteacher. She excelled at both. As a Navy wife she moved often and got to see much of the world including places like Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines and various cities in the US. Of her two careers, the second, being a Navy wife, was probably the most stressful as well as the most rewarding. In addition to being required to move about every two years she often had to manage the entire household while her husband was away due to temporary duty or ship deployment. Nevertheless, she didn't neglect her first career, that of being a teacher. As a teacher she taught third and fourth grade classes on a. full time basis in various cities in Texas. It was in one of these, Victoria, Texas, where she met her husband, PD Hoskins, and her life changed completely. She gave up her career as a full time teacher and only taught as a substitute in various cities where they were stationed. One interesting sidelight in her teaching career was when she taught English to a group of Japanese executives in the auto parts industry. So now automobile executives in Detroit are sometimes visited by Japanese businessmen speaking English with a Texas accent. Later, she had more time to enjoy life and developed hobbies to fill her leisure time. The two most important ones were golf and fishing. Much of her vacation time was spent devoted to those two hobbies. In her retirement years she spent the summers in Colorado and the winters in Texas where she became quite adept in golf as well as fishing. She has a daughter, Elvah Yates who now resides in Temple, Texas and a son, Glendon Willingham who preceded her in death. Glenna is survived by her husband, P D. Hoskins, her daughter, Elvah Yates, three granddaughters, Emily Martinka, Hannah Frank, and Jessie Vrana, along with four great-grandchildren. She also has a stepson, Ralph Hoskins, and three, stepdaughters, Teri Rathweg, Nancy Schmidt, and Carolyn Hoskins. The funeral will be held at Sunset Northwest funeral home at 6321 Bandera Rd. in San Antonio, Texas. The service will be at 2 PM with visitation one hour prior to the service. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.SunsetNWFuneralHome.com for the Hoskins family.