Glynda Elaine Henderson Lavinsky, 81, of Adel, Georgia, died Monday, April 14, 2025, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, 301 South Main Street, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, with Terry Carter officiating.
Mrs. Lavinsky was born September 14, 1943, in Echols County, Georgia, to the late Ferman & Annie Jane Henderson. She was a graduate of Echols High School. While working as a secretary at her former high school after graduation, she met and fell in love with a new teacher who was from New York. On December 26, 1970, she married Ira Lavinsky. She was a dedicated wife and aunt. Ira and Glynda later made Adel, Georgia their home and she worked with the Target Distribution Center in Tifton, Georgia. She worked with Target until her retirement. In her spare time, she enjoyed reading, working in her rose garden, and spending time with her little great niece, Katherine Elizabeth, as well as other family members. Ira and Glynda were dedicated members of the Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation.
She is survived by her nephew, William; niece, Rebecca; and great-niece Katherine Elizabeth, all of Georgia. Additionally, she is survived by other special family and friends: Brian, Jane, Robert and Brice of Pennsylvania as well as Mary Lou, Rita, Mickie and Mona of Georgia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Lavinsky; brother, Wesley; sister, Annie Jo; brother-in-law, Albert; and her great-niece, Emily Elizabeth.
Paulk Funeral Home, Fitzgerald, is in charge of arrangements.