Ruth Greene
Ruth Greene

Obituary of Ruth B. Greene

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Ms. Ruth Byland Greene, age 83, of Castleford Road, Todd, died Saturday morning, January 31, 2009 at Caldwell Hospice & Palliative Care in Lenoir. Born October 6, 1925 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret Scott Byland. Ms. Greene was a member of Pilot Mountain Baptist Church and a homemaker and farmer. Surviving are one daughter; June Kime and husband Joseph of Williamsburg, Virginia, two sons; Ronnie Greene and wife Mildred Byrd Greene of Blowing Rock, and Ricky Greene and wife Jesebil of Hickory, seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Due to the possibility of inclement weather, funeral services for Ms. Ruth Byland Greene will be conducted Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Keith Woodie and Rev. Raymond Spann. Entombment will follow at Mount Lawn Memorial Park & Gardens Mausoleum. In lieu of flower, memorials may be made to Pilot Mountain Baptist Church, in care of Connie Winebarger, 160 Winebarger Drive, Boone, NC 28607 or to Caldwell Hospice and Palliative Care, 902 Kirkwood Street, NW, Lenoir, NC 28645. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 o'clock until 7:30 at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Greene family.