Glory Ann Howard was born on April 29, 1946, to Albert and Mildred Anderson at Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C.

She attended schools in Loudoun County, Virginia — Carver Elementary in Purcellville and Douglass High School in Leesburg. Glory cherished every part of her school years, including the mile walk to the drugstore to catch the bus to Carver, where she'd wait in a small room (especially in winter) for the next bus on the 12-mile trip to Leesburg. She fondly recalled watching classmates talk, study, or finish homework before arriving at school. From her first day as an eighth grader in September 1959 to her graduation in June 1964, she loved being at Douglass. In her senior year, she was honored to deliver the "Class Night" address. Graduation brought mixed emotions, but she soon returned to Douglass — this time as an administrative assistant. There, she applied the typing and shorthand skills she had learned and occasionally served as a substitute teacher.

After her time at Douglass, Glory worked at Doubleday Book Factory in Berryville, Virginia, before relocating to Washington, D.C.  She worked for an insurance company and later joined the Federal Government as a clerk-typist. The majority of her career was with the Department of Defense, where she rose from clerk-typist to Deputy Chief of the Logistics and Administration Division. She was proud to serve on the Federal Y2K Project at the Pentagon and earned certificates in Facilities Management, Supervisory Proficiency, Conflict Resolution, and many Outstanding Achievement Awards.

In February 1967, Glory married Carlton Howard, a fellow Douglass alum from the Village of St. Louis, Virginia. They were blessed with three children — Carlton Jr., Kenneth, and Iona. After living in Washington, D.C. for many years, they moved to Maryland in 1984. Glory and Carlton shared 41 wonderful years together until his passing in 2009.

Following retirement from the Federal Government, she continued to serve others, working part-time as a secretary at Lanham United Methodist Church and actively supporting Franklin P. Nash United Methodist Church in various committees. Her pride and joy was creating the NYPD (Nash Youth Praise Disciples), holding rehearsals at the church or in the basement of her home.

Glory found happiness in shopping, singing, writing poetry, doting on her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, watching her favorite soaps (The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful), and visiting IHOP, Outback, and Golden Corral — always eager to enjoy a meal with company or on her own. Her mother often said, "Glory would talk to a telephone pole if it could talk back." A true people person, she went above and beyond to help anyone in need. One of her favorite sayings were, "If I can help somebody, then my living will not be in vain." Glory's joy was also fostering many children she came across over the years — children she often welcomed into her life and treated as family.

Glory was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Carlton Howard Sr.; and her brothers Carroll Anderson, Albert (Dickie) Anderson, and Albert Bernard Ceasar. She leaves to cherish her memory: her children Carlton Jr., Kenneth, and Iona Howard; her sisters Brenda Anderson (Leesburg, VA), Amanda Cottom (Aldie, VA), and Patrina Johnson (Archie) of Reston, VA; her brother Ronald Ceasar (Leesburg, VA); her grandchildren Brittany and Kevin Campbell, Dwayne and Nyree Howard, SaQuan Nelson, Tavian, Kayaah, and Jordan Howard; her great-grandchildren  Journey, SaQuan Jr., Ryan Nelson, Dwayne Wilson, Rayne Howard, Jahseh Shuler, and Lilly Hernandez; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and children whose lives she touched.