Glenda Dale Townsend passed away peacefully to be with the Lord and to enter her heavenly home on November 8th, 2023 in Gainesville, Florida with her family by her side.Dale was born to Daniel Joseph and Mamie Louellen Harper on October 5th, 1953 in Tifton, Georgia. She had four brothers and two sisters, Angenay Harper, Danny Harper, Joel Harper, Pat Harper, Roger Dale Harper and Jewel Harper.Dale married the love of her life on September 3rd, 1971 where they raised their three sons in Grove Park, Florida. Dale was a Green City girl and Wayne quickly turned her into a country girl. Dale was a very intelligent woman who studied early child hood education and went on to Santa Fe Community College to obtain her AA in early child hood development and quickly began her career as a Teacher in the Alachua county school system where she worked with many of her students who loved and called her Mrs. Townsend. Children were her passion! After many years of hard work Dale retired and started a shrimp and catfish business with her husband Wayne Townsend for the past 15 years. She enjoyed the outdoors and being with her family. Dale was the rock that we all leaned and depended on. Dale was a strong woman of faith and began a church ministry and was the new founder of Hope Fellowship Church of Campville FL. She loved the Lord and was continuing to teach the children at Hope Fellowship Church about Jesus Christ and our dear heavenly Father as well as the holy Spirit. Dale was a born again Christian who loved the Lord. Dale would want us to remember her by her love for Jesus Christ and her amazing anointed voice which was a gift from God himself! Dale loved to sing the songs of Zion! She loved the Lord with all of her heart and she loved her family with all of her heart!Dale was proceeded in death by her son Samuel Dean Townsend. Dale is survived by her loving husband of 52 years: Wayne Townsend and sons Pat Townsend (Pamela) Danny Townsend, (Tracy Townsend) four grandchildren Dillon Phillips, Deanna Townsend, Jesse Townsend and Taylor Townsend and three great grandchildren Milan and Savannah Wilson and who she and Wayne have raised for the past 7 years and great grandparents of Daisy Rogers. Dale will be dearly missed by so many especially her husband Wayne Townsend and sons Pat Townsend and Danny Townsend. Most important Dale would want everyone to know this:2nd Corinthians 5:8To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord!In addition, Dale would also want you to know if you want to see her again one day, you must accept Jesus Christ as your lord and Savior and if you do not know him today, Dale is asking to please accept Jesus into your hearts today. You will then see sister Glenda Dale Townsend one day again in Heaven! Where she promised to meet all of us by the river of life! Cemetery Townsend Cemetery 17675 S.E. 49th Place Hawthorne FL 32640 US Funeral Service Monday, November 13, 2023 11:00 AM - Hope Fellowship Church of Campville Florida 1300 N.E. 190th Terrace Hawthorne FL 32640 US Funeral Home Forest Meadows Funeral Home 725 NW 23rd Avenue Gainsville FL - 32609 US 352-378-2528