Obituary of Glennis Klein Smith

Glennis Mae Klein Smith, 80, died September 18, 2019.

She was born in Toledo, Ohio on May 15, 1939. She

graduated from Anthony Wayne High School and

attended Ohio University, where she met her future

husband, Lee Smith. She graduated from The University

of North Florida in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Glennis retired from the Florida Department of

Corrections after fifteen years, working five of those years

as a Probation Officer. After she retired, she was an

elementary substitute teacher for five years.

She loved her family and friends, her cats and dogs,

and her car (Black Beauty). She also loved gardening,

birdwatching, reading, and playing cards.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister,

her husband, and her daughter, LeeAnn. She is survived

by her daughter, Trina Huth, three grandchildren,

Jason Huth (Jeniffer), Jeremy Huth, and Amanda

Hopkins (Alan), and two great-grandchildren, Jayden

Charles and Abbygail Hopkins. She is also survived by

her “sisters,” Ruth, Mimi, Jean, June, and Elaine, and her

longtime friend, Joque Soskis.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 5,

2019, 1:00 PM at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church,

3967 Hendricks Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32207. In lieu

of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mark’s

Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3967 Hendricks Avenue,

Jacksonville, FL 32207 or The Jacksonville Humane Society,

8464 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32216.