Glenda Coward Conley

Glenda Coward Conley Liberty, South Carolina Glenda Coward Conley, age 85, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 14, 2025, at Clemson Heritage Senior Living. Born on August 19, 1939, in Belton, South Carolina, Glenda was the cherished daughter of the late Robert Glenn Coward and Gertrude Irene Jordan Coward. A dedicated lifelong learner, she graduated from Lander College in 1961 with a degree in Elementary Education, a field in which she touched countless young lives with her patience and compassion. Glenda devoted much of her career to the Anderson County Career & Technology Center, where she made a lasting impact on colleagues and students alike before her retirement, helping many adult students who’d given up hope on learning to find success. Her love of music was a constant source of joy. She was devoted to church music for her entire life, faithfully playing piano or organ and singing or leading choirs in every church she belonged to, but especially her beloved home church, Latimer Memorial United Methodist Church. Glenda was born into this church family, and when she returned to Belton in middle age, she joyfully served in music and many other capacities for the remainder of her life. She also faithfully sang in the Hope Choir for the Anderson Cancer Association’s annual Concert of Hope and Remembrance for well over a decade. When dementia began to rob her of short-term memory, she continued to play beloved hymns on the piano from memory, blessing everyone around her. Survivors include her son, David Conley (Michelle) of Liberty; her daughter, Susan Wynne of Liberty; grandchildren, Wilson Conley (Rachel), and Elyse Conley; nieces, Cindy Stephens Owens, Julie Stephens Croxton, and Angie Stephens; and nephew, Jay Stephens. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Conley was predeceased by her sister, Jane Coward Stephens. The family will hold a memorial service on Friday, July 18, 2025, at 2:00PM in the sanctuary of Latimer Memorial United Methodist Church in Belton. A visitation will be held prior to the service at 1:00PM in the fellowship hall of Latimer Memorial United Methodist Church. Please wear your favorite shade of blue to her memorial in her honor. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Glenda’s honor may be made to Latimer Memorial United Methodist Church, 200 River St, Belton, SC 29627. Mountain View Funeral Home is serving the Conley family.

Glenda Coward Conley

August 19, 1939 - July 14, 2025