CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Mary Magalene Greer, 21 Nov 2002 ----¤¤¤---- Mary M. Greer Mrs. Mary Magalene Greer, 90, 110 Tad Lincoln Court, Elizabethton, died Thursday, November 21, 2002 at her residence. A life-long resident of Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie Brewer and Ida Campbell Street, and her step-father, Frank Street. Mrs. Greer was owner and operator of Greer Grocery and Remnant Shop on Siam Road until her retirement. Mrs. Greer was a charter member of East Side Free Will Baptist Church. She was a member of the Mary Greer Sunday School Class and was active in the Ladies Auxiliary of the church. She was preceded in death by three brothers, one sister, and one grandchild. Survivors include her husband of almost 73 years, Roby Greer; three sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Rene Greer, Hickory, N.C., Norman L. and Lois Greer, and George Frank and Nadine Greer, all of Elizabethton; one daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and John James, Elizabethton; two sisters, Mrs. Genevia Holtsclaw and Mrs. Martha Hughes, both of Roan Mountain; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, two great-great- grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Her extended family, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Butler, Elizabethton; Maebelle Birchfield, Hampton; Betty Street, Roan Mountain; Donna Troutman and Carolyn Campbell, both of Elizabethton, also survive. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. GREER -- Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Magalene Greer, 90, 110 Tad Lincoln Court, Elizabethton, who died Thursday, November 21, 2002, will be conducted at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2002 in the East Side Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Howard Messer, Rev. Mark Simmons, and Dr. Richard Adams officiating. Graveside services and interment will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 24, 2002 in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Marsha Jaynes, soloist, and Alice Bunton, organist, will provide the music. Active pallbearers, who are requested to assemble at the church at 7:50 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2002 and 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home will be Al Hughes, Micky Sloope, Nat Keener, Glenn Marley, Joe Jaynes, Anthony Brickey, Henry Campbell, and Jim Troutman. Honorary pallbearers will be her church family. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Hospice nurses, Pastor Doug Ranshaw, and Dr. Daniel Paul and his staff. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the East Side Free Will Baptist Church. Friends may also call at the residence. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to go to the cemetery. Condolences may be e-mailed to the Greer family at mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------