Glenda Starling Pace
August 30, 1936 – February 24, 2025
Glenda Ferrell Starling Pace, 88, went to her heavenly home on Monday, February 24. She was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to the late Thomas Morgan and Lula Inez Henley Starling, the eighth of nine children. She worked as a secretary and administrative assistant in public schools, private businesses, and state government and retired from the NC Department of Transportation after 23 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, V.A. Pace, Jr., and by three sisters and three brothers.
She is survived by her children, Karla Pace and Christopher D. Pace (Elizabeth), brother James Starling (Edna), sister Betty Clower, grandchildren Christopher M. Pace, Douglas Pace (Erica), Luke Escobar, and Phillip Pace (Leighana), great granddaughters Lailyn, Ellie, Brinley, and Lydia, and many nieces and nephews.
Glenda’s favorite things were spending time with her family, playing games, bird watching, flowers and gardens, and traveling. She loved experiencing new places. She was an avid reader and played Scrabble as often as she could.
A funeral service will be held 2 pm, Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Strickland Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel. The family will visit with friends and family following the service. Internment will follow in Oakdale Cemetery in Spring Hope. Flowers are accepted, or donations may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or to a church or charity of choice.
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