Birth date: Jul 1, 1936 Death date: Feb 29, 2024
Glenda Faye Wycoff , age 87, passed away peacefully in her home in Dallas Texas on Thursday, February 29, 2024. She was born in Temple, Tx to Raymond Dennis Lowrey and Ruby Mae Chitty on July 1, 1936. Glenda spent her young child Read Obituary
To the Hughston family and Marvin. I'll never forget the day I met you and Mark at an open house and Ben was in his baby carrier. It was the beginning of a very special and dear connection. Then you introduced me to Glenda and Marvin to help them purchase a new home. Beautiful folks inside and out. Glenda will always be dear to my heart. She had the best smile, most supportive and kind person to all. She will be missed here on earth but I'm certain she already has her wings in heaven and is making things happen. Love to all of you with my deepest sympathy. Laura
Dear Marvin, Marla and Mark, I am so very sorry for your loss. Glenda was a one-of-a-kind amazing, kind and generous wife, mother and friend, and I feel so lucky and blessed to have known her. I am so sorry I won't be able to be at the service, but I am sending love and prayers to you all, and also wanted to share some memories.
I met Glenda, aka Mrs. Wycoff (which she eventually made me stop saying), when I was an 18-yr-old Yankee fish out of water at Texas A&M and had become close friends with her daughter Laura. Laura took me home to Mesquite for Thanksgiving (and many other fun holidays over the years with a house always full of cousins and family and friends) and Glenda literally embraced me from the minute we met. I don’t remember her exact words, but I do remember her soft-edged and easy Texas drawl, kindness, welcoming hugs and endless smiles and laughter.
To this day, I’ve never met a person who made me feel as welcome as she did every time I saw her. She always wanted to know what I was studying or doing in life or just thinking about and – one of the many special things about her – she always listened, really listened, to what you had to say.
I hadn’t seen her in a few years when I went back to Texas for Laura and Mark’s wedding, but Glenda was as kind and welcoming as if it had only been a few weeks. I last saw her in person in Dallas at her 80th birthday party, and VJ and I brought our kids along to meet her and Marvin, and both Nick and Samantha couldn’t stop commenting about – well, like true Yankee kids, first, her accent – but also how friendly and kind and sweet Glenda was. If you were lucky enough to know her, you know what a privilege and a grace it was to spend time with her.
When Laura and I were roommates in college, and later again years after we graduated, I used to tease her sometimes about how much she talked to her mom – once every day at least, and sometimes more. I know that Laura is so very happy to see her again and they are smiling, laughing and chatting up a storm.
With deepest sympathies,
Beth
