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In lieu of flowers, consider a gift to Mill Mountain Zoo.

Obituary

Gloria was an extraordinary wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was born March 26, 1946 in Charleston West Virginia but raised on top of Mill Mountain daughter to an on-site residential caretaker of the zoo and also meeting the love of her life until her death (Edward Tolbert) that drove the zoo choo. Later on she would sadly become a veterans widow dedicating her life to loving, caring, and raising a daughter(Sharron Jewell) from …

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Born

March 26th, 1946
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Passed away

September 9th, 2023
Roanoke, VA

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Gloria Tolbert