Glenn Edgerton

Glenn Souders Edgerton, Jr., 85, passed away on March 15, 2025 in Atlanta, GA.

He was born in Charlotte, NC, to Dr. Glenn Souders Edgerton and Sylvia Steele Edgerton. Chip, as he was called as a child, attended Myers Park Presbyterian Church, where he was ordained as a Presbyterian Minister. Glenn earned degrees from Princeton University, Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, and Union Theological Seminary in New York. He worked for 30 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Glenn was best known for his intellectual curiosity and his sense of humor. He was a voracious reader and cinephile who spent his life surrounded by books. He cherished his four children and eight grandchildren and enjoyed every chance he had to be with them. He was also a proud chocoholic, loved to travel, cherished good conversation and intellectual debate, and his Princeton Tigers.

Glenn is survived by by his wife Martha Kirk Pleasant Edgerton with whom he shared time at their beloved Sunset Beach House and in Raleigh, NC where they were members at White Memorial Presbyterian Church. Glenn is also survived by his first wife, Joan Pierce Edgerton, and their children Mary Allen Edgerton, Christopher (Holly) Edgerton, Shannon (Jonathan) Edgerton Ball, and Daniel (Laura) Glenn Edgerton. Glenn is also survived by his grandchildren, and his sisters Linda (Blake) Edgerton Goslen and Sylvia Ann Edgerton.

Memorial donations may be made to "Financial Aid: Enabling Students to Choose Union" at Union Theological Seminary in New York at: https://utsnyc.edu/alums/donate/

Services will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at 11AM at Oakwood Cemetery in Statesville, NC.