Gloria Banks Holbert

March 19, 1931 – August 27, 2023

Gloria Banks Holbert, 92 of Ashburn, Virginia, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2023 at home after a long illness.

She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on March 19, 1931, daughter of the late Jerry E. Banks and Louvenia Maxie Banks. She is survived by her three loving children, Jennifer Holbert Haley, Martha Holbert Mitchell (Bill) and Kenneth F. Holbert, Jr. (Angela)  She is also survived by four granchildren – Porschia Haley Wade (Carlton) Jeremy Haley, Forrest Holbert and Austin Holbert and five great grandchildren.

Gloria graduated from Prairie View University – which is the second oldest public institution of higher education in the state of Texas. She pledged Delta Sigma Theta sorority in college and remained active throughout her adult life. She went on the teach in the Dallas/Fort Worth public elementary schools for several years.

After marriage to her former husband Kenneth F. Holbert she relocated to the District of Columbia and then to Chevy Chase, Maryland where she continued her teaching career and raised her family.

Gloria was a 25 year member of Zion Baptist Church in Northwest DC, until she retired and moved to Ashburn, Virginia to help care for her grandsons.

A funeral service will be held Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Northminister Presbyterian Church 7720 Alaska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20012 at 3:00pm. Family and friends are invited to gather and remember her life with fond memories and refreshments.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity.