  Rev. Charles E. Glass was born on May 8, 1932 and passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Rev. Glass was a resident of Sherman, Texas at the time of his passing. He completed high school in DeRidder and then attended the Apostolic Bible Institute in St. Paul Minnesota. He was married to Mary. Interment at Friendship Cemetery will follow services. Family visitation will take place on Friday February 5 from 7:00-9:00 at Faith Church. Memorials may be made to the Family Life Center of Faith Church.  Born to Pentacostal pastor Rev. John C. Spears and Eula Mae Spears on October 23, 1933 in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Mary Jo Spears Glass departed this life for her Heavenly home on February 3, 2019. Early on showing exceptional musical talent, Mary Jo was, by the age of 12, evangelizing with her brother, Rev. Doyle Spears, in churches in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. On December 23, 1952 she married Pentacostal evangelist Charles E. Glass and for the next 6 years, they evangelized throughout the United States. With a God-given talent to relate to people through music, Mary Jo studied with several music teachers including Rildia Bee Cliburn, mother and piano teacher of famed classical pianist Van Cliburn, Jr. For many years she was much in demand as a musician and vocalist within the Pentacostal ranks throughout the nation. Mary Jo was accompanist and vocalist with the Galileans, a gospel music group that originated in the First Pentacostal Church of Sherman, Texas where she and Rev. Glass came to pastor in 1958. The active, ever-growing music program at Faith Church today is a result of Mary Jo's love of music and her desire to see Spirit-filled music in all services. Also working as a team, Rev. Glass and Mary Jo moved their growing congregation from the original location on Jones and Maxey to a new building on Harrison Street in 1963. In 2006 they moved their congregation, now called Faith Church, to a newly-constructed building on Heritage Parkway. Much to the amazement of many, with both being in their 70s at the time, they led a building program determined to establish a place, as Mary Jo said, "to showcase God's Spirit where people can experience the life-changing power of God." An enthusiastic traveler, Mary Jo could (and did) converse with anyone she encountered, whether Steve Martin in a New York restaurant or Robert Redford in an airport or Buck Owens with whom she sang "Amazing Grace" over the telephone. Throughout her life, Mary Jo's chief focus was always on the furtherance of God's Kingdom. Predeceased by her husband, Charles; parents; brother, Doyle; half-brother, J.W.; half-sisters, Willie and Evelyn; and many other loved ones; Mary Jo is survived by her daughters, Debbie and Charla; grandchildren, D.J. Taylor and husband, Carson; Abigail, John, Eleanor and Henry; and great-grandchild, Max; nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held Thursday afternoon, February 7, 2019. Speakers included Casie Rivas, Jimmy Lumpkin, Buck Treadway, George Lee Glass, Caleb Dupuis, Aaron Cernero, and Ray Cernero. Pallbearers were Bert Bond, Bo Bond, Sam Bragg, Don Campbell, Glenn Cooper, Ronnie Dutton, and Blake Sikes. Interment followed at Friendship Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Family Life Center of Faith Church. Arrangements were under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home of Sherman. - - - Waldo Funeral Home  Friendship Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |