George C. Greer, 61, prominent and esteemed citizen of Zionville, died suddenly last Saturday morning at Stovall, North Carolina.
Funeral service were conducted Monday morning from the Zionville Baptist Church by the pastor, Reverend W. C. Payne, who was assisted by R. C. Eggers and ---------Ashley. An unusually large crowd gathered for the obsequies and an impressively large floral offering was in charge of Mr. W. S. Penn, being born by twenty-four young ladies. Special music was rendered by Mr. John Oliver and his choir from Union Church.
Pallbearers were, Loyd Eller, J. A. Castle, Harve and Milton Brown, E. H. Wilson, W. A. and Olin Stephens, O. L. Smith, Will Miller, Edd Bumgarner, Reeves Holman and Mack Lawrence.
Interment was in the cemetery near the church. Badger Funeral Home of west Jefferson being in charge of the arrangements.
Surviving besides the widow, are five children: Ralph and Theo Greer and Mrs. Charles Wilkinson of Zionville, and Fleet Greer of the Hawaiian Islands, Mrs. Worth Byers, another daughter preceded her father in death five months ago.
Mr. Greer was born in Watauga County, son of the late Andy and Mrs. Greer. He joined Zionville Baptist Church on 1886 and remained a faithful member, active in his affliction until death. A large portion of his life had been spent in agricultural pursuits, but he had at various times been engaged in mercantile fields in North Carolina and Tennessee. At the time of his death he was engaged in transacting business for the J. Walter Wright Lumber Company. Mr. Greer was one of the county's finest citizens, honorable, upright and charitable and the community and county has sustained a great loss because of his death.
A large group attended coming from Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
Watauga Democrat, September 19, 1935, Page 1 & *
Funeral service were conducted Monday morning from the Zionville Baptist Church by the pastor, Reverend W. C. Payne, who was assisted by R. C. Eggers and ---------Ashley. An unusually large crowd gathered for the obsequies and an impressively large floral offering was in charge of Mr. W. S. Penn, being born by twenty-four young ladies. Special music was rendered by Mr. John Oliver and his choir from Union Church.
Pallbearers were, Loyd Eller, J. A. Castle, Harve and Milton Brown, E. H. Wilson, W. A. and Olin Stephens, O. L. Smith, Will Miller, Edd Bumgarner, Reeves Holman and Mack Lawrence.
Interment was in the cemetery near the church. Badger Funeral Home of west Jefferson being in charge of the arrangements.
Surviving besides the widow, are five children: Ralph and Theo Greer and Mrs. Charles Wilkinson of Zionville, and Fleet Greer of the Hawaiian Islands, Mrs. Worth Byers, another daughter preceded her father in death five months ago.
Mr. Greer was born in Watauga County, son of the late Andy and Mrs. Greer. He joined Zionville Baptist Church on 1886 and remained a faithful member, active in his affliction until death. A large portion of his life had been spent in agricultural pursuits, but he had at various times been engaged in mercantile fields in North Carolina and Tennessee. At the time of his death he was engaged in transacting business for the J. Walter Wright Lumber Company. Mr. Greer was one of the county's finest citizens, honorable, upright and charitable and the community and county has sustained a great loss because of his death.
A large group attended coming from Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
Watauga Democrat, September 19, 1935, Page 1 & *
George C. Greer, 61, prominent and esteemed citizen of Zionville, died suddenly last Saturday morning at Stovall, North Carolina.
Funeral service were conducted Monday morning from the Zionville Baptist Church by the pastor, Reverend W. C. Payne, who was assisted by R. C. Eggers and ---------Ashley. An unusually large crowd gathered for the obsequies and an impressively large floral offering was in charge of Mr. W. S. Penn, being born by twenty-four young ladies. Special music was rendered by Mr. John Oliver and his choir from Union Church.
Pallbearers were, Loyd Eller, J. A. Castle, Harve and Milton Brown, E. H. Wilson, W. A. and Olin Stephens, O. L. Smith, Will Miller, Edd Bumgarner, Reeves Holman and Mack Lawrence.
Interment was in the cemetery near the church. Badger Funeral Home of west Jefferson being in charge of the arrangements.
Surviving besides the widow, are five children: Ralph and Theo Greer and Mrs. Charles Wilkinson of Zionville, and Fleet Greer of the Hawaiian Islands, Mrs. Worth Byers, another daughter preceded her father in death five months ago.
Mr. Greer was born in Watauga County, son of the late Andy and Mrs. Greer. He joined Zionville Baptist Church on 1886 and remained a faithful member, active in his affliction until death. A large portion of his life had been spent in agricultural pursuits, but he had at various times been engaged in mercantile fields in North Carolina and Tennessee. At the time of his death he was engaged in transacting business for the J. Walter Wright Lumber Company. Mr. Greer was one of the county's finest citizens, honorable, upright and charitable and the community and county has sustained a great loss because of his death.
A large group attended coming from Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
Watauga Democrat, September 19, 1935, Page 1 & *
Funeral service were conducted Monday morning from the Zionville Baptist Church by the pastor, Reverend W. C. Payne, who was assisted by R. C. Eggers and ---------Ashley. An unusually large crowd gathered for the obsequies and an impressively large floral offering was in charge of Mr. W. S. Penn, being born by twenty-four young ladies. Special music was rendered by Mr. John Oliver and his choir from Union Church.
Pallbearers were, Loyd Eller, J. A. Castle, Harve and Milton Brown, E. H. Wilson, W. A. and Olin Stephens, O. L. Smith, Will Miller, Edd Bumgarner, Reeves Holman and Mack Lawrence.
Interment was in the cemetery near the church. Badger Funeral Home of west Jefferson being in charge of the arrangements.
Surviving besides the widow, are five children: Ralph and Theo Greer and Mrs. Charles Wilkinson of Zionville, and Fleet Greer of the Hawaiian Islands, Mrs. Worth Byers, another daughter preceded her father in death five months ago.
Mr. Greer was born in Watauga County, son of the late Andy and Mrs. Greer. He joined Zionville Baptist Church on 1886 and remained a faithful member, active in his affliction until death. A large portion of his life had been spent in agricultural pursuits, but he had at various times been engaged in mercantile fields in North Carolina and Tennessee. At the time of his death he was engaged in transacting business for the J. Walter Wright Lumber Company. Mr. Greer was one of the county's finest citizens, honorable, upright and charitable and the community and county has sustained a great loss because of his death.
A large group attended coming from Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
Watauga Democrat, September 19, 1935, Page 1 & *
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