Ronald Glavich

RONALD E. GLAVICH

Waynesville-Ronald Edward ''Ronnie'' Glavich, age 53, a loving husband and father died November 6, 2002 at the VA Medical Center after an extended illness.

A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Edna Moore Glavich of Waynesville and the late Fred Glavich. He was a 1967 graduate of Tuscola High School. He was a retired US Army Sergeant First Class having served during the Vietnam War as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Brigade. During his military career, he was stationed in Germany and Korea. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart as well as the Bronze Star. He was a member of Waynesville VFW Post 5202, American Legion Post 47, Disabled American Veteran Post 89, and was a lifetime member in the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Following his retirement from the military, he was employed at Walker Service Station and Lee Brooks Trucking. He was a member of Maple Grove United Methodist Church and attended Bible Baptist Church.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Glenda Shuler Glavich, of Waynesville; a daughter, Bridgett Mills, of Waynesville; a son, Brock Glavich, and his girlfriend, Tara; two stepdaughters, Crystal Rayborn and her husband, Sean, of Glendora, CA, and Michelle Barnett and her husband, Pat, of Lawton, OK; a stepson, Michael Scott Sheets, of CA; a sister, Patty Cothern and her husband, Doug, of Waynesville; one grandson, Blake Mills; two stepgrandsons; and a nephew.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2002 in the Waynesville chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Reverend Raymond Brooks officiating. Burial will follow in the Glavich Family Cemetery with full military honors conducted by a detachment from Fort Bragg, NC. The family will receive friends from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on Friday, November 8, 2002 at the funeral home, and at other times, will be at the residence, 222 Rumbling Gap Road, Waynesville.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 90 Stiles Road, Canton, NC 28716.

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