Glenn Raper

Glenn Raper, Sr. Canton-Glenn E. Raper, Sr., 86 of Canton died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at his residence. A native of Union County, GA, he had lived the majority of his life in Buncombe and Haywood Counties. He was son of the late Martie and Hattie Botts Raper and was the husband of the late Gladys Burrell Raper who died in 1997 and was also preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Grant, a brother, Clarence Raper and a grandson, Roy Jackson Raper, Jr. He was employed by Champion International as a machine tender for 45 years until his retirement and was a member of Snug Harbor. He was a Navy veteran serving during WWII. Surviving are two daughters, Lillian Raper and Nancy Grindstaff and her husband Marlin, both of Candler, a stepdaughter, Jane Shipman of Candler, two sons, Glenn "Buster" Raper, Jr. and his wife Helen and Roy Raper and his wife Shirley, both of Candler, a stepson, Jake Burrell of Canton, three sisters, Delma Gentry of Asheville, Helen Munn of Candler and Mary Wines of Asheville, six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren, four step grandchildren and two step great grandchildren. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 1st in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Homes with Reverend Steve Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Old Thickety Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be his grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. prior to the services and at other times will be at the residence of Glenn Raper, Jr. 34 Black Walnut Lane in Candler. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospice at the Home Health Building 560 Leroy George Drive Clyde, NC 28721.

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