Glenda L Washington was born in Wichita, Kansas on
February 10, 1964 to Mae Helen and Luther Washington. Glenda attended
Wichita Public Schools. She graduated with the class of 1982 from Wichita
South High School. While attending South High School, she was a
prominent member of the cheerleading squad. Glenda also attended
Vernon's Cosmetology School where she earned her cosmetology license.
For many years she worked as a manager at the Value Center. Everybody that went
there knew Glenda and only spoke kind words about her. When the Value Center
closed, she found her love for caregiving and begin working for Miracle Home Care,
where she was employed up until she passed away.
Glenda was a loving person that opened her home up to anyone that
needed a place to stay. She loved spending time with her family. Glenda
was a devoted mother, daughter, aunt, and friend. She was very close
with her children Gerald and Dominique. Glenda also devoted a lot of
time to helping her mother. She was known in her neighborhood as
"G-Money" because of her love for traveling, designer clothes, and fancy things. Glenda had a special bond with her niece, Cassandra. She
loved going over to her house for the cookouts, and she would always
let everybody know "I'm bringing the corn on the cob!!" Glenda touched the hearts of
everyone she met and will be greatly missed. She also left a lasting impression and
many memories for everyone she knew.
Glenda is preceded in death by her father Luther Washington; grandparents Ozie and
Henry Pondexter, Wash and Willie Washington; sisters, Annette Davis and Betty
Burton; brothers, George Washington, Bennie Washington, Luther "Sonnie"
Washington, and Jimmy Washington; grandson Magic Jamerson Jr and nephew
Derrick Bumphus.
Glenda's legacy lives on through the lives of her children; Gerald {Ashley} Vontress Jr
and Dominique Washington; her mother Mae Helen Washington; grandchildren,
Asante, Gabrielle, Gerald Ill, and unborn Gianna Vontress, Madison Jamerson and
Ma'Kenzie Cooper; sisters, Peggy (Robert} Noble, JoAnne (Charles} Rogers and
Frederica Dempsey; brothers, Charles Sanders, Curtis Washington,
and Ronnie Washington; aunts, Esselene Witcher and Betty
Pondexter. She also leaves to cherish her memory, special
friend, Nathaniel "PeeWee" Grant and a host of nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.