Marvin

Glasure

Marvin Lee Glasure liked other people, and that's what they liked about him. Mr. Glasure, 84, of Thomasville, passed away on Thursday – May 1, 2025. Though legally blind since his early 30s, Mr. Glasure was an outstanding softball coach and was a valued employee of Allstate Insurance for 26 years. He was a lifelong supporter of Thornwell Home and School for Children in Clinton, SC, where he was reared from the age of three. It was there he met Willie "Jewell" Dickinson when she was 13. They married in 1964 at Dillon Presbyterian Church in Thomasville. At Thornwell, Mr. Glasure was a fast and hard-hitting guard, despite his thick eyeglasses and weighing 120 pounds soaking wet. He never lost his love of sports. He created and coached his daughter's softball team when no one else would.  Years after his daughter left the team, Mr. Glasure was ready to give up coaching. Another coach begged to take over his team because Mr. Glasure had honed them into such excellent players.

He was sporty beyond the playing field. Always sharp dresser, during a rainstorm he could be spotted striding across Thornwell campus wearing his London Fog coat and a jaunty hat. Later, he delighted in getting around in his black convertible sports car.

In any conversation, he could be counted on to make the most level-headed comment. He was a realist and known to his friends as a real solid citizen, a good man.

Mr. Glasure was the son of Hope Williams Glasure and Lillie Pearl Payne Glasure of Taylor's, SC. Born with cataracts that went undiagnosed until he was six, Mr. Glasure moved to Thornwell after his mother died. Relied on by the Thornwell staff, many thought Mr. Glasure would become a minister, but he never got the calling. He was award-winning athlete and salutatorian of his Thornwell High School graduating class. He continued to live at Thornwell while studying business and Bible Presbyterian College where he graduated in 1964.

Always a kind, nice and responsible man, he retired at 55. After more than 30 years living in Charlotte, NC, the Glasures bought a second home in Thomasville in 2000 and moved here permanently in 2004. Though the family teased him about being able to read his computer from across the street, Mr. Glasure embraced technology. He enjoyed books on tape from the library, reading histories and biographies on his tablet, and using the latest technology to listen to jazz.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Jewell Glasure; children Teresa Anderson (Chris) and Marvin Scott Glasure (Jennifer); sister-in-law and friend Martha Barfield; grandchildren, Säid Mallouky (Tara) of Charlotte, NC, Nasser Mallouky (Addie) of Richmond, VA, Lelia Mallouky of New York, Baylor Glasure (Ansley) and Hagen Glasure; one great grandchild John Ismail Mallouky of Richmond,Va; four nieces and nephews and former daughter in law Amy Bell Glasure. Mr. Glasure is preceded in death by his siblings Margaret Ann Purcell, William Alton Glasure disappeared in a Navy plane off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1961. Graveside services will be held at Laurel Hill Cemetery on Wednesday - May 7th at 10:00 am.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Thornwell Home for Children 302 South Broad Street Clinton, South Carolina 29325