Glenda Faye Thurmond DeWeese, age 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at home surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born on October 13, 1941 to the late David and Sarah Gaither Thurmond.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard DeWeese; a sister, Virginia T. McClaren and her husband, Rev. Boyd; 2 brothers, Elmer, and Hollis Thurmond; a brother-in-law, Don Harbour; and a nephew, Rev. Darrell McClaren.

Left to cherish her memory are her son, Aaron DeWeese (Kelly); a sister, Hava Harbour; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Thurmond; a brother, Harold Thurmond (Janie); a niece, Rev. Sandy McClaren; and her best friend, Alice Webb.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, October 30, 2023, in the Robbie Capps Memorial Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service. Reverend Sandy McClaren and Pastor Harold Thurmond will officiate. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory, Asheville. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm prior to the service at the funeral home.

All expressions of sympathy, including flowers, are welcomed, and can be sent to Blue Ridge Funeral Service.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blueridgefuneralservice.org.