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THELMA GLASS Obituary
Ms. Thelma McWilliams Glass was born May 16, 1916 in Mobile, Alabama. She departed this life Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 12:00 PM from the Dunn-Oliver Acadome on the Alabama State University Campus with Reverend James E. Arnell, St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery with Ross-Clayton Funeral Home, Inc., directing. Ms. Glass will lie in repose one hour prior to the funeral services. Visitation for the public is Monday, July 30, 2012 at Ross-Clayton Funeral Home after 2:00 PM; The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. IVY BEYOND THE WALL CEREMONY will be held at 6:00 PM and the LINKS Incorporated Service is 6:45 PM.
Ms. Glass is survived by: a great-niece, Marcia I. (Herbert) Young, Birmingham, Al; two great-nephews, Collis H. (Rhonda) Ivery, III, Tampa, FL and Kenneth R. Ivery, Atlanta, GA; one nephew, Collis H. (Joyce) Ivery, Jr., Austin, TX; two great-great-nephews, Collis H. Ivery, IV, Tampa, FL and Herbert D. Young II, Warner Robins, GA; a great-great-niece, Jasmyne L. Ivery, Tampa, FL; four cousins, Mamie Webb Hixon and Lois Webb Sims, both of Pensacola, FL, Hattie Webb, Detroit, MI and Eddie (Gloria) Flowers, Montgomery, AL; god-children, Rapier (Phenon) Smiley, Houston, TX, Riche' (Dev) Smiley, Burlington, NJ, Sheryl (John) Young, Irvine, CA, Iris Faye (John) Graves, Detroit, MI, Marvin (Kim) Davis, San Antonio, TX, Melvin (Varnsetta) Davis, Tuskegee, AL, Michael LeGrande, Jr., Jacksonville, FL and Thelma Richardson, Montgomery, AL. Ms. Glass had a host of loving friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family has request that a donation be made to the ARTHUR O. and THELMA M. GLASS SCHOLARSHIP, an endowed scholarship in the Alabama State University Trust for Educational Excellence, Alabama State University, Office of Development, Post Office 271, Montgomery, AL 36101-0271 or visit www.alasu.edu/giving.
Cards, expressions of condolences and other communication may be sent to Marcia I. Young, 5770 Willow Lake Drive, Hoover, AL 35244.
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Memories and Condolences
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Tyrone T. Webb
August 1, 2012
It's difficult at such a time to know what to say, but understanding thoughts and prayers are there with you today. please accept my sympathy for your loss.
Patwricia Pace-Worley
July 31, 2012
May God strenghten the family during this time. I will Auntie dearly.
she was an inspiration and surely a fine woman in our lives. I truely thank her for all she did and the time spent with her.. especially her deserts.. Marsha may god be with you.
July 31, 2012
Mrs Glass I will never forget the times you pick up frome the bus stop in Mobile Heights. Always had a smile, and a lot of wisdom. I enjoy your class with great respect. I will never forget your key word. REMEMBER THAT!
Kim Brunelle
July 31, 2012
I would like to extend my deepest condolences to Mrs. Glass' entire family. She was an inspiration and a fine woman who will be sorely missed by many.
Oneal & Leontyne Pringle
July 30, 2012
May God strengthen the family of Ms. Thelma Glass during this time in your lives. God Bless you ALL.
Rufus Daniels
July 30, 2012
Mrs. Glass is indeed an absolute pedagogical icon. Her students are blessed, and will bless her with their lives and teaching.
Rodney Gilliam
July 30, 2012
Christian sympathy and human concern is extended to the family of Mrs. Thelma M. Glass. She was such a great educator, person and leader. I would often have conversations with her when I was a student at ASU and organist at St. John's Church. She will be greatly missed.
Dr. William A. Barks-Dale
July 30, 2012
Mrs. Glass was the epitome of a great teacher. I recall my years at Alabama State and a student in her World Geography class. She brought enlightenment to every lecture. She was always dressed to the nines. She took pride in sharing her wealth of knowledge. I used to call her from time to time after I graduated from State to let her know how much I really appreciated her genuine spirit. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and Alabama State University. -Graduate of Class of 1981.
Shirey Perry
July 30, 2012
The good Lord has called another one of his saints home to receive her well deserved reward. I am just so thankful and blessed that Mrs. Glass and my paths crossed. The visits and the telephone conversations to her will be greatly missed. So I will end as we always ended, “I love you.”
Dr. B. J. Dunn
July 30, 2012
A life well lived. A rest well earned.
Thinking of and praying for your family at this time.
Mrs. Glass was an inspiration to all so fortunate to have encountered her.
RIP Mrs. Glass
Dr. B. J. Dunn
Class of '74
Janice Miller
July 30, 2012
May God bless the "Thelma Glass Family" as you travel through this veil of sorrow. Mrs. Glass was an excellent teacher and an extraordinary human being.
I thank God for Thelma Glass.
July 30, 2012
May this sorrowful time allow you to reflect upon all the joy you once shared with your departed loved one.
Camellia Hooks, Montgomery, Alabama
Sarah Sutton Hrobowski
July 29, 2012
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Charles Townsel
July 29, 2012
At times life is hard, as hard as crucible steel. It has its bleak and painful moments. Hearing of the demise of the greatest and most outstanding teacher ever to grace the academic halls of ASU, this was a painful moment for me. But through it all, God is able - and will transform dark and desolate valleys into sunlit paths of inner peace. Thelma will always be in my spirit. Dr. Charles W. Townsel, Phoenix, Arizona - Class of '53
Glissean Steele Crittenden
July 29, 2012
To the Mrs. Glass family she was real Blessing to my life in so many ways. She gave me a reality check my Freshman year at ASU that I am graceful to this day for love for me when I though I know it all at the ripe old age of 18 years old. She showed me how to use the love and respect my mother taught me for myself and others. For that I am graceful for our pass ways crossing. She taught me a lifetime lesson in one hour. Mother Glass life was well lived. "Take Her To The King! "
Evelyn Samples
July 28, 2012
Sharing in your loss.I thank God for Mrs. Glass. May her soul rest in the arms of a Mighty Everlasting God.
She was a GREAT teacher. a servant of God.
" The Lord is my Shepherd..." Psalm 23:1
Sincere gratitude and prayers,
Evelyn Sanders Samples, ASU 1953 / 2003
Myra Webb
July 28, 2012
You will forever be remembered and loved. Wear your 20 pearls on the other side.
July 28, 2012
Mrs. Glass may the Lord bless your soul you lived a full and happy life. You blessed many along the way, I am one of them. Thank you so very much you were the best teacher I ever had. May you rest in peace with the Lord until we meet again.
God Bless
Rev. Dr. Michael Dothard Sr.
Dallas, GA
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