Glenn William Moyer, 87, a native of Chicora, Penn., and a longtime resident of Foley, Orange Beach and Magnolia Springs, died Friday, March 6, 2020. He was loved by family, friends, employees, business associates and all who were fortunate to cross his path. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard Mahlon Moyer and Ruth Parker Moyer, and three brothers: Jim, Ron and Ray Moyer. Following graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Navy and was eventually stationed at Barin Field where he was an aviation machinist mate. When he completed his military service, he returned to Pennsylvania and enrolled in the University of Pittsburg for a short time but his love for Coastal Alabama brought him back to South Baldwin County. He was a volunteer firefighter, and in the late 50s, was co-founder of Foley Ambulance Service. He was a dedicated supporter of police officers, firefighters and all first responders. In 1959, he joined the staff of the local Ford Dealership, Pilgrim Coastal Motors, working in parts and service, and later in sales and management, before acquiring ownership of the dealership in 1963, which then became Moyer Ford. He built the Foley dealership into one of the most successful, longest-running dealerships on the Gulf Coast, which continues to be family-owned and operated. He was a past-president of the Foley Rotary Club, Foley Optimist Club, South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and served on the boards of the South Baldwin Health Care Authority, First Alabama Bank and Regions Bank. He was active for many years in the Alabama Automobile Dealers Association, Abba Temple Shrine Club, Royal Order of Jesters and the American Legion. He was a longtime member of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Foley. In 1997, he was honored by South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce as the Walton Vines Free Enterprise Person of the year. For many years, he was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, and following his retirement, he loved to catch speckled trout on Magnolia River. Survivors include his loving wife of 54 years, Janie (Boller) Moyer; one son, Richard Moyer (Karen) of Magnolia Springs; one daughter, Melissa Bowers (Lee) of Marble, Colo.; three grandchildren, Rachel, Devin Moyer and Zeeland Bowers; and one sister, Karen Pacior (Paul) of Montgomery, Texas. Internment was held at the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spanish Fort with Military Honors. A Celebration of Glenn’s Life was held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Friday.
The Family requests memorial donations be made to Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, 506 N. Pine St., Foley, AL 36535 or to the Navy Aviation Museum Foundation, 1750 Radford Blvd., Suite B, NAS Pensacola, FL 32508, or donate online in memoriam at www.navalaviationmuseum.org.
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