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- Glenn Richard "Spook" Walsh, 74, of Elk Park, N.C., the Old Beech Mountain Community, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at Johnson City Medical Center after a brief illness.
He was born on April 19, 1944 in Avery County, N.C., a son of the late Judd Walsh and the late Flora Cook Walsh.
Spook graduated from Cranberry High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from Wyncom Communication in Lexington, N.C. He enjoyed restoring old cars and woodworking. He was a quiet gentle man.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Lester, Amos and Bert Walsh.
Glenn leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife of 51 years, Brenda McKinney Walsh of Elk Park, N.C.; sisters, Mary Ellen Peters of Elizabethton, Tenn., and Kate Braswell of Baltimore, Md.; and brothers, J.D. "Jake" (Rose) Walsh of Elizabethton, Tenn., Royce (Ellen) Walsh of Pickens, S.C., and Phil (Jane) Walsh of Kingston, Tenn. Spook also leaves behind his beloved Scottish Terrier, Laddie.
Services for Glenn Richard "Spook" Walsh will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 18, at the Grandfather Chapel of Reins-Sturdivant Funeral home with the Rev. Dennis Church officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Family, friends and pallbearers are asked to meet at the Beech Mountain Cemetery at 10:45 a.m. Friday for the graveside services. Rev. B.F. McKinney Jr. will officiate and the Military Honors will be provided by the Pat Ray Post of the VFW. Serving as pallbearers will be Justin Payne, Curtis Church, Mickey Braswell, Gary Guy, Bob King, Cliff Pelletier and Jeff McGuire. Honorary pallbearers will be Wendell McGuire and Winston Church.
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1944 - 2018 (74 years)
