Dr. Glenda Guilliams

Obituary of Dr. Glenda Ruth Guilliams

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Dr. Glenda Ruth Guilliams passed away gently on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Born September 2, 1938, in Coshocton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Charles Guilliams and Ruth Lucile Lapp Guilliams. Reared on a farm, she developed a lifelong appreciation of hard work and an abiding love of animals. She could entertain friends for hours with tales of farm life and the ironies of the human condition. She followed an academic career, receiving a B.A. from Otterbein College, an M.S. from Ohio University, and a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University. As an exercise physiologist she taught and coached for fifty years at several schools, including the University of California, Santa Barbara, Kentucky State University, and Morris College. A highlight of her career was training teams for national competitions and Olympic trials. She took a deep interest in her students and kept in touch with many over the years. Surviving are her sister, Marilyn G. Reiman, and a nephew, Preston Reiman, of Coshocton, Ohio. Services will be held at later date. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.