Elder Glenie Mae Underwood Rozier: A Brief Biography

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Elder Glenie Mae Underwood Rozier went to sleep in the lord peacefully in her home on November 22nd surrounded by loved ones.
Glenie was born on July 15th 1922, in Knoxville Tennessee. She was one of six children born to the late Crawford and Leana Belle Mc Millen. The Mc Millen family. Moved to Youngstown Ohio in 1928 where Glenie was enrolled in the West side school and remained there until she reached the sixth grade, after which she attended and graduated from Grant High School. She entered the work force at the early age of 15 working for a family of six as a domestic engineer. On March 15, 1938 she was blessed to give birth to a baby girl who she named Charlotte Ann Mc Millen. In 1940 she moved to Chicago and on February 7th married Oscar Underwood (deceased).

After 25 years apart Glennie and Oscar were remarried by Elder Samuel Meyers here at Shiloh SDA Church and the Underwood family was made complete when the family was blessed with Karen Underwood. …show more content…

After she answered Gods call, she was baptized in 1959 into the Adventist Church by Elder Dillett. Glenie was blessed to have a beautiful history as an active member of the Shiloh SDA Church. She held several offices during her years of service. Sabbath School teacher; Sabbath School Superintendent; deaconess as well as head deaconess, She had the distinct honor of becoming the first female head Elder at Shiloh and served for 13 years. She has worked with ten different pastors and five different Lake Region Presidents. She fed hundreds of Students at Shiloh Academy while serving as the head cook for 28 years; and was responsible for filling many satisfied stomachs at Camp meetings and junior camps spanning 44

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