Paul C. Glover

MR. PAUL CLIFFORD GLOVER, age 87of Salisbury passed away on Tuesday April 6, 2010 at the NC State Veterans Home (NCSVH), following several days of illness. Born October 27,1922 in Salisbury, NC, he was the seventh of eight children born to Charles Cuthrell Glover and Madie Mae Bruce Glover. Mr. Glover retired in 1982 after 36 years with Southern Railway. He married Mary Frances Evans Zimmerman Glover on August 17, 1974. He was a life long member of Bethel Lutheran Church where he shared his musical talents both in the choir and by playing the piano. He was a clerk in the US Army serving in Italy and in Hiroshima. He was classified as an “Atomic War Veteran”, having served in Hiroshima immediately after the bombing in WW II. He was awarded the Eamet Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Service Stars. In addition to his duties as clerk, he was also the assistant to the chaplain in organizing services and playing the piano. His musical skills were also well known by the staff and residents of the NCSVH where he played for various services as well as just for the joy of having a crowd gather at the piano and sing. He was known for his massive gardens and his generosity to members of his church family, Lutheran Home residents and the community as he shared abundant supplies of tomatoes, corn, cucumbers and watermelons each summer. He was preceded by his wife Mary Frances Glover who died March 21, 2002, two stepsons, Jerry H. Zimmerman and Joe F. Zimmerman and three brothers Robert L. Glover, Charles H. Glover and Francis C. Glover and three sisters Cleo “Sue” G. Browning and Catherine G. Miller and Sadie G. Peeler. Surviving is a sister Mary Glover Aycoth; sisters-in-law, Willie-Mae Glover and Elizabeth “Lib” Glover all of Salisbury; three grandchildren, Kurt and Chad Zimmerman of Mt. Pleasant, and Kelaine Zimmerman of Minneapolis, MN. Many nieces and nephews and their families, as well as two daughters-in law, also survive him. A hymn sing in celebration of Mr. Glover’s life will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church 11:30 AM Thursday, April 8, 2010 with Pastor Carroll Robinson officiating. Military Funeral Rites will be conducted by the Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard. A private burial will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning 10:30 AM Thursday in the Fellowship Hall at Bethel Lutheran Church, and at other times will be at Mr. Glover’s former residence. Memorials may be made to Bethel Lutheran Church, 355 E. Ridge Rd., Salisbury, NC 28144 or the NC State Veteran’s Home, 1601 Brenner Ave., Building 10, Salisbury, NC 28144. The family of Mr. Glover would like to express their sincere appreciation to the staff of the NCSVH for their compassionate care in his last days, as well as for the quality of life they facilitated for him over the last two years. Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com

Paul C. Glover

October 27, 1922 - April 6, 2010