Jackie Lea Glenn, born October 20, 1931, in Orange County, California, to Hazel Woodring Incho and Jack Incho, passed away peacefully in Eureka on November 6, 2025.

Jackie graduated from Huntington Beach High School and later attended UCLA, where she met Gale Glenn. They married in 1953 and welcomed three children: Cathleen, Cheryl, and Dana. Jackie returned to her education and earned her degree from California State University, Chico in 1975.

A devoted social worker, Jackie touched countless lives through her compassion, advocacy, and commitment to the underprivileged and disadvantaged. Jackie was a member of Gamma Phi Beta at UCLA. She was a past member Quota Club International and was an active member of Chapter WA of the P.E.O. Sisterhood.

Jackie is predeceased by her parents and her brother, Harry Incho. She is survived by her three children: Cathleen Woodward and husband Kevin; Cheri Glenn Anderson and husband Tom; Dana Glenn and her partner of 48 years, Betsy Thode. She is also survived by her grandchildren—Jamie Coppedge, Aaron Coppedge, Casey Bauguess and wife Misty, Kelsey Glenn and fiancé Steven Hartman, Alexandra Anderson, Tierney Anderson, and Calle Anderson—along with five great-grandchildren, her nephew Jonathan Incho and family, and dear friends Lyn Iversen and Christopher Lamoreaux of Fortuna, and Nina and Kent DeSpain of Logan, Utah.

A celebration of Jackie’s life will be held in the spring of 2026.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jackie’s memory to The P.E.O. Sisterhood, the Sequoia Humane Society, or the Humboldt Senior Resource Center Meals on Wheels program.

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