Bethany, MO: Dr. Glenn Dean “Doc” Windom, 88, Bethany, MO passed away at home on Wednesday, August 12th, 2020.
Dean was born May 3rd, 1932 in Clay Center, NE and graduated from Lenox, IA High School. He married Joan Lois Dodge January 12th, 1962. Dean served in the United States Army. He shared a piece of President Dwight Eisenhower’s birthday cake when the President was hospitalized for a heart attack at Fitzsimmons hospital in Aurora, CO. He received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University in 1966. He practiced as a large and small animal veterinarian in Harrison County for over 50 years (1966 to 2020).
In 1943, Dean exhibited the Grand Champion in the Shorthorn division at the Kansas City American Royal and continued to attend yearly for over 50 years. Dr. Windom shared his expertise with his grandchildren as well as the 4-H and FFA youth for over 40 years. He was an inductee into 4-H Hall of Fame, recognized by the South Harrison Bulldog Athletics as an Honorary Booster Club member, and presented the Animal Veterinarian Award by the Missouri Department of Agriculture. He enjoyed watching and analyzing almost any sporting event.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Sally Barnes (Stan).
Dean is survived by his wife of 58 years, Joan Windom, Bethany, MO; three children, Dr. Barbara Adkins, Shawnee, KS, Nancy Laporta, Shawnee, KS, and Shelly O’Boynick (Dr. Paul O’Boynick), Kansas City, KS; sisters, Beverly O’Riley (Mick), Ankeny, Iowa and Marilyn Wurster (Gary), Tupelo, MS; grandchildren, Dr. Chris O’Boynick (Katie), Allison Serrano (Aaron), Alex Adkins, Logan Adkins, James Laporta, and Maggie Laporta; great-grandchildren, Adelyn, William, Emilia, and Elliott and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Graveside Services and Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 17 in Miriam Cemetery, Bethany, MO under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO. Friends may call from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday at Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany, MO where social distancing will be observed and masks are recommended. Memorials may be made to the South Harrison High School Football Program and/or the Northwest Missouri State Fair Junior Livestock Show in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 46, Bethany, MO 64424. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com