Individual Details
John Beverly Greer
(13 Jul 1923 - 2 Jul 2010)
John B. Greer
(July 13, 1923 - July 2, 2010)
U.S. Veteran
ANDERSON – John Beverly Greer, 86, of 122 Vandiver Road, husband of Edna Fant Greer, died Friday, July 2, 2010 at his residence.
Born July 13, 1923 in Anderson, he was the son of the late William Jones and Sally Vandiver Greer. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. Mr. Greer was a Dairy Farmer, an employee of J. Roy Martin Roofing Company and later retired from Sargent Metal Fabricators. He was a member of Hiram Masonic Lodge #68 and Hopewell Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Edna F. Greer of the home; one daughter, Virginia Anna Greer of the home; brother, William J. "Dock" Greer of Anderson; and a sister, Annie Shirley of Anderson.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Jones Greer and Dewitt Greer, and sisters, Frances Hiott and Mamelou Riker.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Sullivan-King Mortuary, Northeast Chapel, conducted by Rev. Ken Keaton. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park with Masonic Rites and Military Honors conducted by Campbell Patriots. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary, 3205 North Highway 81, Anderson. The family is at the residence.
Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to Hopewell Baptist Church, 3530 Hopewell Road, Anderson, SC 29621 or to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
(July 13, 1923 - July 2, 2010)
U.S. Veteran
ANDERSON – John Beverly Greer, 86, of 122 Vandiver Road, husband of Edna Fant Greer, died Friday, July 2, 2010 at his residence.
Born July 13, 1923 in Anderson, he was the son of the late William Jones and Sally Vandiver Greer. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. Mr. Greer was a Dairy Farmer, an employee of J. Roy Martin Roofing Company and later retired from Sargent Metal Fabricators. He was a member of Hiram Masonic Lodge #68 and Hopewell Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Edna F. Greer of the home; one daughter, Virginia Anna Greer of the home; brother, William J. "Dock" Greer of Anderson; and a sister, Annie Shirley of Anderson.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Jones Greer and Dewitt Greer, and sisters, Frances Hiott and Mamelou Riker.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Sullivan-King Mortuary, Northeast Chapel, conducted by Rev. Ken Keaton. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park with Masonic Rites and Military Honors conducted by Campbell Patriots. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Sunday at the mortuary, 3205 North Highway 81, Anderson. The family is at the residence.
Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to Hopewell Baptist Church, 3530 Hopewell Road, Anderson, SC 29621 or to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
Events
| Birth | 13 Jul 1923 | Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 8 Apr 1930 | (William Jones Greer Sr. and Sallie Amner Vandiver) Hopewell, Anderson County, South Carolina |  |  | |
| Marriage | 19 Aug 1952 | Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina - Edna Fant | |||
| Death | 2 Jul 2010 | Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina | |||
| Burial | 6 Jul 2010 | Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Edna Fant (1924 - 2015) |
| Father | William Jones Greer Sr. (1885 - 1933) |
| Mother | Sallie Amner Vandiver (1883 - 1957) |
| Sibling | William Dallas "Dick" Greer (1911 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Maymie Lou Greer (1913 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Frances Irene Greer (1914 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Annie Greer (1916 - ) |
| Sibling | Lawrence Dewitt Greer (1918 - 1994) |
| Sibling | William Jones "Doc" Greer Jr. (1920 - 2013) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Jones Grier Head Male 44 South Carolina - Farmer, dairy farmSallie Grier Wife Female 46 South Carolina
Dalles Grier Son Male 18 South Carolina
Mammie L Grier Daughter Female 17 South Carolina
Francis Grier Daughter Female 15 South Carolina
Annie Grier Daughter Female 14 South Carolina
Dewitt Grier Son Male 12 South Carolina
Jones Grier Jr. Son Male 9 South Carolina
John Grier Son Male 6 South Carolina
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPHJ-3Q7 : accessed 9 July 2019), Jones Grier, Hopewell, Anderson, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 5A, line 37, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2186; FHL microfilm 2,341,920..
2. Find A Grave Memorial 54561258.