- Date Of Birth: April 10, 1947
- Date Of Death: December 24, 2020
- Spouse: Tom Joiner
- Children: Celeste Biggs
- Occupation: Homemaker
- City: Biloxi
- State: Mississippi
Glenda was born in Biloxi, Mississippi to Harold and Harriett Byrd on April 10, 1947. She graduated from Biloxi High School in 1965.
Right after high school, she graduated from cosmetology school and spent her young adult years as a hairdresser in Biloxi, Mississippi, and later Columbia, South Carolina. In her words, she was a graduate of and bonafide alumni of The University of Life. She later moved to and remained in the metro Atlanta area. Her gift of gab and charismatic personality successfully took her into sales and marketing. Initially in the hotel industry and later in the interstate trucking industry. In her more than a twenty-year career in the trucking industry, she became one of the first leading saleswomen in that industry.
Besides being a master in her sales and marketing, she was a magician in the kitchen. Most would say her cooking rivaled the greats and those who sampled her kitchen creations came back for more. She had many Glenda-isms that always brought a quick smile or giggle. One of which was, “…and Amen for the cook!”, at the end of giving thanks before family meals. She was a dedicated mother and loving wife who worked diligently to create the perfect hearth and home.
She married her current husband Tom Joiner on September 2, 1988, and together they created wonderful memories while residing in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Glenda is preceded in death by her mother and father, Harold G, Harriett Byrd, and son Brock C. Wofford, III.
Glenda is survived by husband Tom Joiner, step-son Jason Joiner, his wife Stephanie and their children, daughter Celeste Biggs, grandson Justin Hendrix, sister Charlotte Smith, brother-in-law Charles Smith
