Susan Glover

Susan Gay Glover’s time with us ended early on the morning of October 21st, 2023. The beloved wife, mother, friend, dedicated clinician, and gifted artist was born in Manchester, Tennessee, in 1960, and grew up in nearby Tullahoma. An avid reader, she excelled academically and graduated high school in 1978, as class valedictorian. Longing for brighter lights and a bigger city, she enrolled at Decatur’s Agnes Scott College. While pursuing fine arts and pre-med curricula, she spent much of her free time enjoying the vibrant music scene at local clubs and record stores. Upon graduation, she moved to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University where she earned a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1986. She met her future husband Eugene that summer after returning to Atlanta for her psychiatry residency. In 1990 she accepted a position at the VA Medical Center and in the fall of 1992 Susan and Eugene were married, first living in a Grant Park home that they somewhat renovated for their wedding reception; then later in Druid Hills – a neighborhood that Susan loved and used to run through as an undergraduate. Their son Duncan, the apple of her eye, was born in 1997. Eventually, Susan began to long for a slower pace than rapidly-growing Atlanta had to offer and in 2007 a move to Asheville was made after Susan had accepted a position with the Oteen VA hospital where she worked until her retirement in June of 2016. After retiring, she busied herself with her artwork, the garden that she loved, and the renovation of a small cabin on the slopes of Roan Mountain. She was caring and compassionate with a knack for making the mundane special. She had a particular fondness for animals and children and loved fires, pale pink roses, the light of a clear autumn afternoon, and looking for seashells on Sanibel Island’s beautiful beaches. She never lost her passion for reading and music. She is preceded in death by her parents George Waylon Glover and Buna Fay Glover of Tullahoma, TN, uncles John D Glover of Lexington, Alabama, and Royce Glen Dean of Gardendale, Alabama, and cousin Charles William Glover of Madison, Alabama. She is survived by her husband Eugene Britton, their son Duncan Glover Britton of Raleigh, NC, brother Timothy Dean Glover, his wife Dr. Bethany Lohr and their children Waylon Albert Glover and William Forrest Glover of Orange Beach, Alabama, aunts Agnes Glover Houie of Columbia, Tennessee, Ann Dean Matthews of Athens, Alabama and Betty June Dean of Florence, Alabama, cousins David xxx Glover of Killen, Alabama, Letisha Dean Boyer of Gardendale, Alabama and Renee Dean Houston of Gardendale, Alabama and their families. A memorial celebration will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, November 4th in the chapel at Morris Funeral Home 304 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville. A private reception for the family will follow. Those desiring to make a memorial contribution in Susan’s honor are encouraged to consider Heifer International, ABCCM Transformation Village, or Mitchell County Animal Rescue.

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Susan Glover

May 6, 1960 - October 21, 2023