Glenda Smith Walters

Glenda Smith Walters, 70, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2026.

Born on January 27, 1956, in Davidson County, North Carolina, Glenda was the daughter of the late Bagley Glenn Smith and Carole Biesecker Lemon. She dedicated many years of service working with Liberty Home Health Care, where she compassionately cared for others and made a lasting difference in the lives of her patients and colleagues. Glenda worked for many years with Hospice of Davidson County.

Glenda was a faithful member of New Hope Presbyterian Church, where she found strength in her faith and enjoyed fellowship with her church family. In recent years she attended Lexington Church of God.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by loved family members who welcomed her into eternal rest.

Those left to cherish her memory include her sweetheart, Rick Harville, her brother, Scott C. Smith, and her sister, Karen S. Brown, her nieces, Jorja Smith and Emily Brown, along with extended family members and dear friends who will miss her greatly.

A service will be held Monday May 11, 2026, at 2PM, at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 200 Cotton Grove Road, Lexington, with Pastor Mason Todd and Pastor Rodney Merrill officiating, burial will follow at Forest Hill Memorial Park.

The family will receive family and friends from one hour prior to the service from 1-2 pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Davidson County Animal Shelter, 490 Glendale Rd Lexington, NC 27292, or Hospice of Davidson County 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292.

Glenda will be remembered for her kind heart, gentle spirit, and dedication to caring for others. She was a compassionate lover of animals, especially cats and horses. Loving to entertain she had a wide circle of friends across many states.