Glenda J. Foy Fitzwater, age 88 years, a resident of the Chenoweth Creek Community, Elkins, passed away Tuesday morning, October 1, 2024 at her home, surrounded by family and under the care of West Virginia Caring Hospice. She was born September 18, 1936 at Harding, WV a daughter of the late Bill Foy, Sr and the late Erma Channell Foy. On June 22, 1957 at Oakland, MD, she was married to Rev. Donald Lee Fitzwater who preceded her in death On October 11, 2021. She is survived by one daughter, Donna J. Jones and husband Bob of Elkins, one granddaughter, Ashley Cunnigham Pearce and Mike Calhoun, Mt. Airy, NC, three great grandchildren, Dominic Cunningham and fiancé Ally Simon of Arlington, VA, Jackson and Lacey Keller both of Summerville, SC; four step grandchildren, Ashley and Adam Jones and Chase and Katie Calhoun; six brothers, Ronald Foy and wife Norma, Akron, OH, Loy Dale Foy and wife Katherine, Martinsburg, WV, Bill Foy and wife Mary, Volga, WV, Daniel Foy and wife Susan and Larry Foy and wife Brenda all of Belington, WV and Paul Foy and wife Vicki of Hunters Fork, WV; three sisters, Sandra Foy and Janet Fryor both of Charlestown, WV and Paula Sue Miller and husband James of Mechanicsburg, PA also survive. Also preceding her in death were one brother, Russel Foy and a brother-in-law, Earl Fryor. Glenda was a graduate of the Davis Memorial School of Nursing in 1957 and a graduate of Davis & Elkins College in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. She was employed by Davis Memorial Hospital for forty years prior to her retirement where she served numerous times as Director of Nursing. She was active in all the churches her husband Don served during his thirty years of ministry and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Elkins. She enjoyed bird watching, reading, attending church and spending time with her family. Friends may call from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm Sunday, October 6, 2024 at the First United Methodist Church in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday from the church with Pastor Tim Edin officiating. Interment will follow in the Mountain State Memorial Gardens near Gilman. The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Glenda J. Foy Fitzwater. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.tomblynfuneralhome.com.
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Glenda J. Foy Fitzwater, age 88 years, a resident of the Chenoweth Creek Community, Elkins, passed away Tuesday morning, October 1, 2024 at her home, surrounded by family and under the care of West Virginia Caring Hospice. She was born September 18, 1936 at Harding, WV a daughter of the late Bill Foy, Sr and the late Erma Channell Foy. On June