`Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - February 18, 1985
Deceased Name: GLEN F. DARBYSHIRE, AN AVID GOOD SPORT
Even at 90, Glen F. Darbyshire had a textbook golf swing - a smooth- flowing arc that for years was the talk of the course at the Wichita Country Club.
Known for his solid shots, pleasant attitude, and competitive spirit, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at least three times a week - and frequently shot his age.
"He always did everything to play his best," said Frank Yancey, a long- time golfing buddy. "He had fun, but he played hard all the time."
Mr. Darbyshire, a retired real estate broker and former president of Crestview Country Club, died Saturday at age 90.
''He had an old putter that he'd had for years," said Cash Miller, one of his golfing partners. "Once in a while, he'd get disgusted at the putter and want to try someone else's. Sometimes that didn't work very well either."
Because of his love for the game, his family has set up a memorial with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation.
''Dad always has been a real fine golfer," said his daughter, Betty Purcell. "I don't remember when he didn't play golf. He was always interested. That's why we want the memorial established - to perpetuate that."
Before joining Wichita Country Club, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at the old Crestview Country Club, where he was president from 1967 to 1969.
ABOUT 17 years ago, he joined the Wichita Country Club. As the club's oldest golfer, he had a tournament - the Darbyshire Derby - named for him.
Born in Hartford, Kansas, Mr. Darbyshire went to school there. He worked in the oil fields in El Dorado, Kansas, and later as a salesman in Oklahoma. In his spare time, he refereed college football games in Stillwater, Okla.
In 1934, he moved to Wichita as a salesman for Head Shoe Co. In the late 1940s, he went into the real estate business with J.F. Purcell and Son Realty. About a decade later, he formed his own company, Darbyshire Realty.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Darbyshire liked to hunt ducks. He was a member of the Bester G. Brown Lodge, the Midian Shrine and the Royal Order of Jesters.
He and his wife, Glova Pease, had two children. His wife died in 1956 and one of his daughters, Vivian Palmer, died in 1958 in a plane crash.
He is survived by his daughter, Betty Purcell of Wichita; his sister, Opal Swope of Fort Worth; two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eastminister Presbyterian Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
A memorial has been established with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation, 58 Via Verde, Wichita, Kan. 67230.
Deceased Name: GLEN F. DARBYSHIRE, AN AVID GOOD SPORT
Even at 90, Glen F. Darbyshire had a textbook golf swing - a smooth- flowing arc that for years was the talk of the course at the Wichita Country Club.
Known for his solid shots, pleasant attitude, and competitive spirit, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at least three times a week - and frequently shot his age.
"He always did everything to play his best," said Frank Yancey, a long- time golfing buddy. "He had fun, but he played hard all the time."
Mr. Darbyshire, a retired real estate broker and former president of Crestview Country Club, died Saturday at age 90.
''He had an old putter that he'd had for years," said Cash Miller, one of his golfing partners. "Once in a while, he'd get disgusted at the putter and want to try someone else's. Sometimes that didn't work very well either."
Because of his love for the game, his family has set up a memorial with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation.
''Dad always has been a real fine golfer," said his daughter, Betty Purcell. "I don't remember when he didn't play golf. He was always interested. That's why we want the memorial established - to perpetuate that."
Before joining Wichita Country Club, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at the old Crestview Country Club, where he was president from 1967 to 1969.
ABOUT 17 years ago, he joined the Wichita Country Club. As the club's oldest golfer, he had a tournament - the Darbyshire Derby - named for him.
Born in Hartford, Kansas, Mr. Darbyshire went to school there. He worked in the oil fields in El Dorado, Kansas, and later as a salesman in Oklahoma. In his spare time, he refereed college football games in Stillwater, Okla.
In 1934, he moved to Wichita as a salesman for Head Shoe Co. In the late 1940s, he went into the real estate business with J.F. Purcell and Son Realty. About a decade later, he formed his own company, Darbyshire Realty.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Darbyshire liked to hunt ducks. He was a member of the Bester G. Brown Lodge, the Midian Shrine and the Royal Order of Jesters.
He and his wife, Glova Pease, had two children. His wife died in 1956 and one of his daughters, Vivian Palmer, died in 1958 in a plane crash.
He is survived by his daughter, Betty Purcell of Wichita; his sister, Opal Swope of Fort Worth; two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eastminister Presbyterian Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
A memorial has been established with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation, 58 Via Verde, Wichita, Kan. 67230.
`Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - February 18, 1985
Deceased Name: GLEN F. DARBYSHIRE, AN AVID GOOD SPORT
Even at 90, Glen F. Darbyshire had a textbook golf swing - a smooth- flowing arc that for years was the talk of the course at the Wichita Country Club.
Known for his solid shots, pleasant attitude, and competitive spirit, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at least three times a week - and frequently shot his age.
"He always did everything to play his best," said Frank Yancey, a long- time golfing buddy. "He had fun, but he played hard all the time."
Mr. Darbyshire, a retired real estate broker and former president of Crestview Country Club, died Saturday at age 90.
''He had an old putter that he'd had for years," said Cash Miller, one of his golfing partners. "Once in a while, he'd get disgusted at the putter and want to try someone else's. Sometimes that didn't work very well either."
Because of his love for the game, his family has set up a memorial with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation.
''Dad always has been a real fine golfer," said his daughter, Betty Purcell. "I don't remember when he didn't play golf. He was always interested. That's why we want the memorial established - to perpetuate that."
Before joining Wichita Country Club, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at the old Crestview Country Club, where he was president from 1967 to 1969.
ABOUT 17 years ago, he joined the Wichita Country Club. As the club's oldest golfer, he had a tournament - the Darbyshire Derby - named for him.
Born in Hartford, Kansas, Mr. Darbyshire went to school there. He worked in the oil fields in El Dorado, Kansas, and later as a salesman in Oklahoma. In his spare time, he refereed college football games in Stillwater, Okla.
In 1934, he moved to Wichita as a salesman for Head Shoe Co. In the late 1940s, he went into the real estate business with J.F. Purcell and Son Realty. About a decade later, he formed his own company, Darbyshire Realty.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Darbyshire liked to hunt ducks. He was a member of the Bester G. Brown Lodge, the Midian Shrine and the Royal Order of Jesters.
He and his wife, Glova Pease, had two children. His wife died in 1956 and one of his daughters, Vivian Palmer, died in 1958 in a plane crash.
He is survived by his daughter, Betty Purcell of Wichita; his sister, Opal Swope of Fort Worth; two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eastminister Presbyterian Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
A memorial has been established with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation, 58 Via Verde, Wichita, Kan. 67230.
Deceased Name: GLEN F. DARBYSHIRE, AN AVID GOOD SPORT
Even at 90, Glen F. Darbyshire had a textbook golf swing - a smooth- flowing arc that for years was the talk of the course at the Wichita Country Club.
Known for his solid shots, pleasant attitude, and competitive spirit, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at least three times a week - and frequently shot his age.
"He always did everything to play his best," said Frank Yancey, a long- time golfing buddy. "He had fun, but he played hard all the time."
Mr. Darbyshire, a retired real estate broker and former president of Crestview Country Club, died Saturday at age 90.
''He had an old putter that he'd had for years," said Cash Miller, one of his golfing partners. "Once in a while, he'd get disgusted at the putter and want to try someone else's. Sometimes that didn't work very well either."
Because of his love for the game, his family has set up a memorial with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation.
''Dad always has been a real fine golfer," said his daughter, Betty Purcell. "I don't remember when he didn't play golf. He was always interested. That's why we want the memorial established - to perpetuate that."
Before joining Wichita Country Club, Mr. Darbyshire played golf at the old Crestview Country Club, where he was president from 1967 to 1969.
ABOUT 17 years ago, he joined the Wichita Country Club. As the club's oldest golfer, he had a tournament - the Darbyshire Derby - named for him.
Born in Hartford, Kansas, Mr. Darbyshire went to school there. He worked in the oil fields in El Dorado, Kansas, and later as a salesman in Oklahoma. In his spare time, he refereed college football games in Stillwater, Okla.
In 1934, he moved to Wichita as a salesman for Head Shoe Co. In the late 1940s, he went into the real estate business with J.F. Purcell and Son Realty. About a decade later, he formed his own company, Darbyshire Realty.
An avid sportsman, Mr. Darbyshire liked to hunt ducks. He was a member of the Bester G. Brown Lodge, the Midian Shrine and the Royal Order of Jesters.
He and his wife, Glova Pease, had two children. His wife died in 1956 and one of his daughters, Vivian Palmer, died in 1958 in a plane crash.
He is survived by his daughter, Betty Purcell of Wichita; his sister, Opal Swope of Fort Worth; two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Eastminister Presbyterian Church. Downing & Lahey Mortuary.
A memorial has been established with the Wichita Junior Golf Foundation, 58 Via Verde, Wichita, Kan. 67230.
