Marsha Jean Glenn Stafford, born October 4, 1944 in Asheville, NC died July 31, 2015.
She was the daughter of the late June Glenn, Jr. (2006) and Esther Armstrong Glenn (1983). Marsha was also preceded in death by her grandparents, June Glenn, Sr. (1965), Mary Ellen Melton Glenn (1975), Rufus Sampson Armstrong (1964) and Corrie Allison Armstrong (1939); her sister, Emily Armstrong Glenn (2010); and son, Kenneth Edwin Stafford (2000).
Marsha is survived by her children, James H. Stafford, Jr. and wife Joy, Robin Lee Stafford and wife Mollie; grandchildren, Dustin, Tina and Michelle Stafford, Phillip Stafford and wife Amanda, Jessica and Lee Stafford, Nichole and Dalton Payne; great grandchildren, R.J., James Vaughn, Aleah, Malachi, Chanel and Colton Stafford; and extended family, Rick and Betty Jo Mills, Edith Havlicek, and several cousins and special friends.
She was a lifelong fifth generation resident of Black Mountain, NC and a lifelong member of Black Mountain United Methodist Church where she was active in many areas of the church.
Marsha enjoyed genealogy research and was a member of the Old Buncombe Co. Genealogical Soc., Old Tryon Co. NC Genealogical Soc., Genealogy Soc. of Rowan Co. NC, and the New England Historical Genealogical Soc. She belong to the Edward Buncombe Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Unaka Chapter Daughters of the American Colonist in which she held various offices. Marsha was also a member of the NC Society of Mayflower Descendants thru Henry Sampson, and Clan McIntosh of NA and Armstrong Clan Soc. She was a longtime patron of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Fames, attending many years with her family.
She retired from the State of North Carolina after 38 years. Marsha worked at WNC Hospital/Black Mountain Center in the hospital lab and then in purchasing. She continued to volunteer there after retirement.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Monday, August 3, 2015 at 3:00 pm at Black Mountain United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Mountain View Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends on Monday two hours prior to the service time at the church.
Memorial donations may be given to Black Mountain United Methodist Church, Roofing Fund or Landscaping Fund, 101 Church Street, Black Mountain, NC 28711.