Huff, Glenn

Huff, Mr. Glenn, age eighty-nine, peacefully passed away on April 21, 2011. He had been a resident of Brentwood since 1949 where he started Huff’s Grocery. Mr. Huff grew up in the grocery business with his father and family in the Burwood Community. He was an avid baseball player during his youth and stayed a fan through his adult years. He was an active member of Owen Chapel Church of Christ. He and his wife, Honor, were among the founding families of AGAPE. The Huff couple graciously opened their home to those in need. He was one of the founders of Churches of Christ Disaster Relief. He received the acclaimed “Legend Award” presented by the Williamson County-Franklin Chamber of commerce. He was a recipient of Brentwood Rotary Club Community Service Award. Glenn and Honor received the “Helping Hand Award” from the Williamson Medical Center for their work with cancer patients. They spent many hours transporting patients to and from airports, to doctors’ appointments along with other acts of love, care, and support. He was a faithful and devoted servant to his Lord and Savior. He was a loving, sweet, and generous soul, a gentle man with a giant heart who will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Preceded in death by his wife of sixty-three years, Honor, and Hattie Stovall Huff; brothers, Robert and Earl M. “Mutt” Huff; sisters, Agnes Cladwell, Virginia Nichols, and Ann York.

Survived by sons, Mike (Patte) Huff and Terry (Anne) Huff all of Brentwood, TN; brother, Ken Huff, Burwood Community; sister, Dottie (J.W.) McLemore, Grassland Community; brother-in-law, Waldon Smithson, Franklin, TN; grandchildren, Lynne, Dawson and Lindsay Huff; step grandchildren, Niki and Michelle Chapman.

Visitation will be 2-8 p.m., Monday, at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home and 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Tuesday, at Otter Creek Church of Christ. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at Otter Creek Church of Christ, 409 Franklin Road, Brentwood. TN, Keith Crowe officiating. Interment, Williamson Memorial Gardens. Nephews will serve as Active Pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers: members of Owen Chapel Church of Christ, Board of Directors with Churches of Christ Disaster Relief; special neighbors in Brentwood and The Cumberland in Green Hills. Memorials may be made to Churches of Christ Disaster Relief, 410 Allied Drive, Nashville, TN 37211 or AGAPE, 4555 Trousdale Drive, Nashville, TN 377204-9811. Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, 6615 794-2289. williamsonmemorial.com

Comments by Sandra Collins

I never saw Glen without a smile, a tie, and every hair in place. When we were trying to raise money for the old Hobby Shop, we came up with small fundraising dinners and breakfasts in people’s homes. John and Ruth Rucker hosted a breakfast in their log cabin and the Huffs were among the paying guests. Our daughter Leslie and friends agreed to sing and play Bluegrass music for entertainment. The Huffs immediately jumped up and to our delight began to clog.

When Hurricane Andrew struck, churches wanted to send supplies. A semi pulled up behind Swang at Lipscomb U and the supplies started coming. Glen organized food boxes from his store, each loaded with the same things: flour, sugar, beans, etc. Seven semis left for Florida and it may be that at that time Disaster Relief was born.

It soon became evident that people in disaster areas could not use foodstuffs that had to be prepared because they often had no homes, no electricity. Glen changed the boxes dramatically to cans of edibles, can openers, soap, toothbrushes, and so forth, every useful item having a precise spot in a box as those boxes moved on conveyor belts past volunteers. Disaster Relief has served hundreds of thousands of people in need across the nation because of the vision of the Huffs and people of like minds.

Huff, Honor