WILLIAM GLENN McKOWN, 84, of Harmony, West Virginia, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at the Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, West Virginia. He was born at Beech, West Virginia, a son of the late James Lee and Vada Hall McKown. He was a former Roane County school bus driver, a farmer, and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by a brother, Bill McKown of Gay, West Virginia; four sisters, Carol Sue Romine of Spencer, West Virginia, Bonnie Hockman of Hohenwald, Tennessee, Phyllis (Gary) Spurlock of Harmony, and Barbara (Kenny) Miller of Liberty, West Virginia; step-children, William (Cheta) Deel of Walton, West Virginia, Tim (Ruthann) Burdette of Roane County, and Roger Burdette of Jackson County; a step-daughter-in-law, Linda Bush of Walton; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Gatha McKown; three brothers, Gene, Brice, and Junior McKown; sister, Iva Hoskins; and step-son, James Bush. The family would like to thank everyone at the Ravenswood Care Center and Dr. Mills and all the employees at the Jackson General Hospital for the wonderful and compassionate care they gave Glenn. A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the McKown/Mt. Herman Cemetery in Harmony with Jonathan Harper officiating. There will be no viewing or service at the funeral home. Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home in Spencer is in charge of the arrangements.