Glenda Kay Cummings

Funeral services for Glenda Kay Cummings, 74, of Lufkin will be held Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Hunter Allen and Chad Brock officiating. Interment will follow in the Bennett Cemetery in Apple Springs.

Mrs. Cummings was born March 17, 1951 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Loeween (Milligan) and Ernest Winford Cloyd, and died Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in Corrigan, Texas.

Glenda Kay Cummings was a woman whose life was defined by love in action. If you were looking for her, chances were she was in the kitchen; cooking, baking, or creating something delicious for the people she loved. Food was her love language, and she delighted in sharing it, especially when cooking alongside her children and grandchildren. Every meal was an invitation, every dish a reminder that you were cared for.

Glenda was strong-willed and opinionated, determined in the best possible ways. She took care of people instinctively, often putting others’ needs before her own. Family always came first, and there was truly no such thing as spoiling a grandchild in her eyes. Once you became part of Glenda’s life, you belonged. She had a rare gift for making people feel seen, welcomed, and loved.

Her home was a gathering place, always open and always full. She made sure everyone had a seat, even if that meant she perched herself on a kitchen step stool to make room. A natural host and planner, Glenda poured her heart into celebrations of every kind: birthdays, weddings, holidays, and spontaneous get-togethers. She loved bringing smiles to others, whether through thoughtful planning, unexpected surprises, dressing up as a clown to deliver flowers to others, and would call all her kids and grandkids on their birthday to sing Happy Birthday and brighten their day.

Creativity flowed through everything she did. Glenda was endlessly crafty and seemed able to make or fix just about anything. She was known to build a fire even in 90-degree weather, turning down the air conditioning just to keep the Christmas Eve tradition alive. She loved hosting family game nights, especially playing Wahoo!, and cherished time spent laughing and playing with children and loved ones.

Glenda was devoted to the Lord and deeply loved her church family at Union Road Church of Christ. She lived her faith through service, kindness, and generosity, often quietly and without recognition. She had a habit of doing good in secret, never wanting attention for her acts of love.

Glenda lived with purpose, warmth, and unwavering devotion to the people in her life. She leaves behind a legacy of hospitality, laughter, faith, and unconditional love. Her presence will be deeply missed, but her spirit will forever remain in the kitchens, living rooms, and hearts of those who were blessed to belong to her life.

Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Walter Glenn Cummings of Lufkin; daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and Kent Oates of Kingwood; son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Sharon Cummings of Plano; grandchildren, Nicholas Cummings, Natalie Buesing and husband Chase, Kaytlin Garner and husband Mark, Jacob Oates and fiancée Kayla Schorlemmer, Jason Swan and Sarah Swan; great-grandchildren, Grayson Garner and Lilly Garner; brother, Michael Cloyd of Lufkin; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Larry Cloyd.

Pallbearers will be Jacob Oates, Chase Buesing, Mark Garner, Jason Swan, Luke Cloyd, and Malcom Allen.

Honorary pallbearers will be Nicholas Cummings, Steve Cloyd, and Jeff Baird.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Houston and SE Texas Chapter, 6055 S. Loop E., Houston, Texas 77087; Heart to Heart Hospice, 2102 S. John Redditt Drive, Lufkin, Texas 75904; Union Road Church of Christ, 3504 Old Union Road, Lufkin, Texas 75904 or Autism Society online at https://autismsociety.org/.

The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Memories and condolences may be added, and live webcasting of the services may be viewed, at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.