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Glenna Marie Nichols Hefner - Obituary
May 28, 1922 - December 05, 2022
Glenna
Marie
Nichols
Hefner
died
Dec.
5,
2022
following
a
long
and
impactful
life
of
more
than
100
years.
Born
May
28,
1922
to
the
late
Luther
M.
and
Ida
Mae
Butler
Nichols,
Glenna
grew
up
in
Nicholas
County,
West
Virginia
where
she
attended
Enon
Baptist
Church.
She
later
studied
business
and
English
at
Alderson-Broaddus
College
before
pursuing
graduate
classes
at
Marshall
and
West
Virginia
Universities.
She
and
her
late
husband
Carlos,
a
sheriff’s
deputy
who
she
met
at
a
high
school
football
game,
married
in
January
1947
and
lived
in
White
Sulphur
Springs
since
1962.
They
were
members
of
First
Presbyterian
Church.
Glenna
taught
at
several
schools
before
moving
to
White
Sulphur,
where
she
worked
at
White
Sulphur
Springs
High
School.
Later,
she
transitioned
to
Greenbrier
East,
teaching
accounting
and
typing.
Beloved
by
her
students,
many
of
her
former
pupils
kept
in
touch
over
the
years
with
several
crediting
her
classes
as
the
inspiration
for
their
own
successful
careers.
Glenna
joined
the
Alpha
Zeta
chapter
of
Alpha
Delta
Kappa
Honorary
Society
for
Education
Teachers
in
1969
and
served
in
a
variety
of
leadership
roles
for
the
organization, including as President in 1992.
Smart,
loyal,
mischievous
and
feisty,
Glenna
was
known
by
many
in
the
area
as
“Mother
H”
as
she
nurtured
hundreds
of
relationships
through
her
longtime
service
at
the
West
Virginia
State
Fair.
She
began
working
full-time
each
summer
in
the
administrative
offices
of
the
Fair
in
1957
and
continued
for
42
straight
years,
assisting
with
thousands
of
entries
and
earning
prestigious
accolades
such
as
Distinguished
West
Virginian;
Outstanding
Achievement
and
Meritorious
Service;
a
National
Future
Farmers
of
America
Honorary
State
FFA
degree;
and
the
2000
Fair
and
Festival
Hall
of
Fame
for
the
State,
among
other
honors.
Glenna
retired
from
teaching
in
1983
and
from
the
Fair
in
1999,
but
she
wasn’t
one
to
sit
quietly
and
relax.
She
remained
active
with
countless
hobbies,
including
painting,
sewing,
knitting
and
crossword
puzzles.
In
fact,
she
won
numerous
awards
from
her
own
entries
in
the
Fair
post-retirement.
Following
her
husband’s
death
in
2014
after
more
than
65
years
of
marriage,
Glenna
remained
committed
to
her
independence
and
continued
to
live
in
her
longtime
home,
receiving
family
and
friends
and
keeping
busy
with
her
crafts
until
moving to the Brian Center in fall 2021 following an illness.
In
addition
to
Carlos,
Glenna
was
preceded
in
death
by
her
sister
Mary
P.
Stone
and
brother
Melvin
H.
“Bud”
Nichols.
She
is
survived
by
son
Carl
Dean,
daughter-in-law
Linda,
granddaughter
April,
and
grandson-in-law
Rev.
Greg
Rumburg;
sister
Louise
Legg;
special
niece
Carol
“Sis”
Campbell;
sister-in-law
Virginia
Nichols;
friend
and
neighbor
Pastor
Greg
Scott;
and
an
abundance
of
nieces,
nephews,
cousins
and
friends.
Fiercely
protective
of
everyone
she
loved,
Glenna
will
be
remembered
by
all
for
her
sly
grin,
strong will, generous nature and kind spirit. She will be greatly missed.
Visitation
will
be
held
from
6-8
p.m.
Friday,
Dec.
9
at
Wallace
&
Wallace
Funeral
Home
in
White
Sulphur.
Revs.
Scott
and
Rumburg
will
officiate
a
celebration
of
life
service
Sat.,
Dec.
10
at
1
p.m.,
also
at
Wallace
& Wallace, with burial to follow at Mapledale Cemetery.
To
send flowers
to the family or plant a tree in memory of Glenna, please visit
our floral store.
(Source: Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in White Sulphur.)