Mrs. Glenda Tryon

Glenda Drum Tryon was a loving wife and mother to a son and a daughter and a devoted and energetic volunteer in her community. She loved teaching young children in Sunday School and in Waumba Land at North Point Community Church. She would often arrive one hour before class to set up the elaborate activities for her kids. Glenda also enjoyed crafts and could spend hours crocheting and making jewelry. She also shared her love of crafts with children at the Royal Family Kids camp where hundreds of campers came to know her as "Grandma." She also volunteered at Square Pegs Ministries where she provided homework help to at-risk kids. Glenda graduated from Emmanuel College with an associate's degree and finished her bachelor's degree in accounting at the University of Georgia. After graduation, she worked briefly for the C.I.A. before marrying Charles Tryon of Montevallo, Alabama, and choosing to become a stay-at-home mother to her two children. While living in Washington, she loved serving as a "tour guide" to friends and family. After her children grew older, she returned to work, serving as a substitute teacher for Fulton County Schools, running the kids' train at North Point Mall, and eventually working in J.C. Penney. Glenda Drum Tryon, of Roswell, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014, of a heart attack. She was 69 years old. A viewing will be held at Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, Georgia from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday evening. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2014, at Franklin Springs City Cemetery. Glenda never had an unkind word for anyone, and could always see the best in people and help others to find positives in any situation. When someone needed to be cheered up, she would leave a little note or a Bible verse on a table or in a book where they could find it. She found comfort and community in Bible studies with her small groups, and she enjoyed going to yoga and jewelry classes at the Roswell Adult Recreation Center and continued to learn and explore new ideas throughout her life. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Charles Tryon and two children, Chuck Tryon, of Holly Springs, North Carolina, and Kristen Tryon, of Roswell, Georgia. Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Glenda Tryon

November 6, 1944 - October 21, 2014