WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
GLADE SYPHUS & PHYLLIS LIGHTNER WITTWER
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BIOGRAPHY
Glade Syphus Wittwer was born in St. George on March 10, 1922.Glade was raised by the Tobler family.
Glade met Phyllis Lightner who was born in St. George on May 27, 1923.
Glade joined the Utah National Guard. He was called to active service in April of 1941 and was sent to Camp
San Luis Obispo to start his service. He served in the Eastern Theater of Operations as a combat engineer.
Glade wrote over 630 letters to Phyllis during that time, and she saved most of them. Their son, Glade "Witt"
Wittwer Jr., found the letters when he was clearing the estate and some of them are referenced below.
Glade and Phyllis were married in Brownwood, Texas on September 26, 1942.
Glade died in Fort Belvoir on March 31, 2012 and was buried in Artlington National Cemetery.
Phyllis died in the Fort Belvoir Hospital on December 30, 2014 and was buried in Artlington National Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Glade's Parents and Siblings:
John Hyrum Wittwer Anna Vilate Syphus Wittwer Margaret Fern Wittwer Iris Fae Wittwer Jack Syphus Wittwer Glade Syphus Wittwer |
(11/21/1880-8/20/1977) (married 9/22/1908) (11/11/1886-5/22/1922) (8/11/1909-9/26/1960) (married James W. Goodman) (5/30/1914-4/3/1998) (married Clyde David Stewart) (3/15/1919-9/28/2006) (married Lenore Robison) (3/10/1922-3/31/2012) (married Phyllis Lightner) |
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Phyllis' Parents and Siblings: Don Allen Lightner Neida Canfield Lightner Enola Lightner Phyllis Lightner Denzil Lloyd Lightner Jack LaRae Lightner John Larue Lightner Mar D Lightner |
(4/19/1888-2/11/1940) (married 2/26/1921) (12/8/1901-11/18/1962) (6/10/1922-7/28/1922) (5/27/1923-12/30/2014) (married Glade Syphus Wittwer) (xx/xx/1926-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (6/21/1935-6/8/2010) (married Ida Pearl Gillespie) (6/21/1935-9/30/2019) (married Lina Francine Richardson) (8/27/1937-5/31/2003) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Glade & Phyliss' Family: Glade Syphus Wittwer Phyllis Lightner Wittwer Jonathan Lee Wittwer Glade "Witt" Wittwer Jr. Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(3/10/1922-3/31/2012) (married 9/26/1942) (5/27/1923-12/30/2014) (3/20/1950-7/26/1974) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
 WCHS-04011 Glade departing for active duty |
 WCHS-04012 Glade & Phyllis shortly after being married |
WCHS-04013 Photo of Glade Wittwer with the Tobler family
REFERENCES
FamilySearch entry for Glade Syphus WittwerFamilySearch entry for Phyllis Lightner
Letters, Notes, etc.
1940: Note from Glade to Phyllis in her Dixie yearbook
8/11/1940: Letter from Glade to Phyllis
8/18/1940: Busy person's postcard from Glade to Phyllis
2/1/1941: NCO Club invitation for Utah National Guard, St. George
3/3/1941: 40th Division is reactivated for WWII
3/3/1941: 115th Engineer Group history
3/20/1941: Letter from Glade to Phyllis with clipping and photos
3/21/1941: Letter from Glade to Phyllis with picture postcards