Obituary of Barbara Townsend Greene

Barbara Elizabeth Townsend Greene, 77, of Robert Bruce Way, Greer, S.C, widow of Arvil Clayton Greene, passed away July 18, 2017, surrounded by family members at the home of her son, the Rev. Roger Greene, in Greer, SC after a battle with cancer. Born in Banner Elk, NC (Clarks Creek) Watauga County on June 7, 1940 she was a daughter of the late Nellis James Townsend and Lona Victoria Townsend. She was a retired seamstress from Shadowline in Boone, NC and was of the Lutheran faith. Barbara is survived by three sons, Arvil Dean Greene, James Edward Greene, (Carolyn) and the Rev. Roger Alan Greene (Cheryl); one daughter, Sandra Greene Winebarger; four grandsons, Shane Greene, J.B. Greene, Chip Greene (Anna), Michael Hardy; seven granddaughters, Kelly Greene, Krista Greene, Tanya Nichols (Dustin), Jessica Winebarger, Jennifer Winebarger, Savanna Wyatt (Jeremy), Heather Greene; two great-granddaughters, Aaliyah Greene and Kahlyn Nichols; five great-grandsons, Konner Calhoun, Kaleb Calhoun, Jaxson Wyatt, Kolton Nichols and Graham Arnold; two sisters, Mable Jones and Shirley Icenhour (David); sister-in-laws, Carolyn Greene Snyder (Carol) and Elsie Greene Tucker; a sister-in-law, Viola Greene, a former daughter-in-law, Debbie Greene. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Arvil Clayton Greene, her Parents Nellis and Lona Townsend, a daughter-in-law, Theresa Greene; sister-in-law, Edith Greene Elliott and brother-in-laws, Frank Jones, Raymond Greene and Donald Elliott. Funeral services for Barbara Townsend Greene will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2017 at Austin & Barnes Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Roger Blevins and Wendell Williams. Burial will be at sea at a later date. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. prior to the service at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory. A meal will be served to family and friends at the Faith Chapel Fellowship Hall, 141 Campbell Glenn Lane, Fleetwood, NC on Friday, July 21, 2017 at 2 pm. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Post Office Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043 or Victorian Hills Community Church, 209 Victor Ave Ext, Greer, SC 29651. Online condolences may be sent to the Greene family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin and Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Greene family.