Leroy Glass

1943 - 2025

Leroy Glass

July 13, 1943 - August 24, 2025

Leroy Glass, 82, of Morganton, N.C., passed away peacefully on Sunday August 24, 2025, at Autumn Care of Drexel.

Born on July 13, 1943, in Morganton, N.C., Leroy was the son of the late Paul Joseph Glass and Eugenia Mae (Johnson) Glass.

Leroy was a retired painter from Broughton Hospital in Morganton, N.C., for over 15 years. Leroy was known for his occupational skills of painting, carpentry, mechanics, plumbing. He was also an electrician, bartender, gas attendant, hospital orderly, and construction laborer. Leroy was truly a "jack of all trades."

Leroy served in the United States Army in 1975 and was a Honorable Disabled Veteran. Leroy had been an American Legion member and was a Masonic member.

Known for his charismatic personality, quiet strength, and quick wit, Leroy had a gift of making others laugh and smile. He had a magnetic personality that drew people in, leaving a lasting impression with all who met him.

Leroy was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Johnson Glass; father, Paul Joseph Glass Sr.; mother, Eugenia Mae Johnson Glass; stepmother, Daisy Glass; brother, Paul Joseph Glass Jr.; sister, Peggy Glass Connelly Thompson; son, Leroy Glass Jr.; adopted son, Carlton Lamaar Edmondson; and grandson, Jarae Millsaps.

Leroy is survived by one brother, John Henry Glass (Savannah) of Granite Falls, N.C.; and six children, daughter, Constance Adoree Millsaps (James) of Lenoir, N.C.; daughter, Virgena "Kitty" Glass of Concord, N.C.; son, Lee Anthony Glass (Guerdie) of Galena, Ohio; son, Joseph Lee Glass (Catherine) of Denver, N.C.; daughter, Melea Dawn Glass of Hickory, N.C., and his legal son, Aquil Glass of Morganton, N.C. (Anna). Leroy had 10 grandchildren, Jamila Millsaps, Mitchell "Icka" Millsaps, Jarae "Tunka" Millsaps (deceased), Jasmine Wilson (Avery), Anthony "AJ" Glass Jr., Leila Glass, Leena Glass, Jaelyn Glass (Dontavist), Jayda Glass, and Jordin Glass. Leroy had 10 great-grandchildren, Javien Millsaps, Zion Millsaps, Isaiah Millsaps, Brentlan Millsaps, Jordan Williams, Haley Mitchell, Isaac Barker, Addison Millsaps, James Jarae Millsaps, and Jordan Debro.

Special Acknowledgments:

The Glass family would like to offer our sincere appreciation to all who reached out with words of encouragement, shared memories, and acts of kindness. Thank you for the love, support, and kind words and prayers during our time of bereavement. Your support has been a great comfort to our family. Please continue to lift us up in prayer as we will pray for you. May God continue to bless us all.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, August 31, 2025, in the Chapel of Mackie Funeral Service in Granite Falls, officiating pastor James Millsaps. Interment will follow at Sunset Hills cemetery in Granite Falls.

The family will receive friends prior to the service, on Sunday from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Mackie Funeral Service.

Memorial contributions may be made to Caldwell County Honor at PO Box 702, Hudson, NC 28638.

Mackie Funeral Services and Cremations of Granite Falls is serving the family.