IN MEMORIAM

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Margaret Glover

Services for Margaret Ann Schwindt Glover, 87, Wichita, who passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. were 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, at Madison Global Methodist Church, Madison.

Pastor John Bright conducted the service. Burial followed at 2 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Kansas.

The family received friends 6 to 7 p.m. the night before at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, Emporia.

Margaret was born May 7, 1939, in Emporia to Clyde Otto and Anna Margaret (Richard) Schwindt.

She married John Gail Glover, the love of her life, June 21, 1959, at Calvary Evangelical United Brethren Church in Emporia.

Margaret graduated from what is now Emporia State University in 1960. She taught school for three years then began substituting after the birth of her first child.

Over the years, Margaret worked part-time at an attorney’s office, both part-time and full-time at two different nursing homes, and part-time at Citizens State Bank in Madison.

Margaret was a member of Madison PEO, Civic Culture Club, and Madison United Methodist Church, where she was very involved, serving many different roles.

Margaret always enjoyed music and played the piano, sang in the church choir, and at times in the ESU Summer Community Choir.

She also enjoyed playing games with her family and had been working on writing family history for her children.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John; and two brothers-in-law, Thomas DeWeese and Lloyd Christmore.

She is survived by children Mark (and wife Lisa) Glover of Wichita, Bradley (and wife Sheri) Glover of Rose Hill, Steven (and wife Donna) Glover of Peabody, and Crystal Helten of Wichita; sisters Marilyn Christmore of Emporia, Dorothy DeWeese of Emporia, and Linda (and husband Don) Hansen of Spring Hill; and brothers Robert (and wife Carolyn) Schwindt of Salado, Texas, and James (and wife Shera Lyn) Schwindt of Olpe.

Also surviving are grandchildren Ashley (and husband Joe) Wolf, Alyssa Glover, Chelsie (and husband Xander) Baldwin, Zachary (and wife Maggie) Glover, Kerri (and husband Dane) Riley, Johnathan Glover, Jefferson Glover, and Xavier Helten, and great-grandchildren Denton Riley, Kensi Riley, Denver Riley, Oliver Glover, Andrew Wolf, and Carter Wolf.

Memorials have been established with Madison Global Methodist Church and PEO Chapter DY in care of PO Box 175, Emporia KS 66801.

Online condolences may be left at www.robertsblue.com.