Mrs. Glenda Elaine Wise Peake

January 22, 1956 - December 11, 2016

Glenda Elaine Wise Peake was born on January 22, 1956 to the late Grant Atkins and the Late Lucille Wise. She was the third of eleven children of Ms. Lucille Wise. Glenda was preceded to Glory by her brother, Alfred Wise and sister, Blanche Marie Wise Thomas. Gledna's was vibrant, lively and full of life! Her pleasant disposition made her a favorite among her peers. At and early age, Glenda confessed Christ as her Lord and Savior and was baptized at Second Missionary Baptist Church. She was active in Sunday School, Baptist Training Union (BTU), Vacation Bible School, the famed junior All-star Choir, Easter and Christmas plays and many other church actives. Glenda's education started at Elmore County Training School and was part the migration to the new W.B. Doby High School in spring of 1963. The civil rights struggles in the mid-late 1960's brought on integration of all white Wetumpka High School. Glenda and her siblings were part of that movement. Her civic involvement included membership in NAACP and American Friends Service. After leaving Wetumpka, she settled in Youngstown, Ohio. While in Ohio, she received her certification in welding from New Castle School of Trades. She had been employed with Diamondhead Nursing Home and Gateways to better living, retiring in 2003 after 20 years of services. She was a former member of New Hope Baptist Church, its choir, user, mission and culinary ministries. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.