Mr. James Worth Greer, 92, of Avondale, died Sunday, June 5 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary M. (Blevins) Greer who died on August 15, 2016. Born on Dec. 22, 1929, in Lansing, N.C., he was the son of the late Roy Andrew and Vina (Calhoun) Greer.
Mr. Greer attended Lansing High School before moving to Pennsylvania to find work. In the early 1950s he began working for Chrysler in Newark where he worked up until his retirement in 1983. In his free time, he enjoyed gardening, woodworking, and playing the guitar. He was an avid NASCAR and Phillies baseball fan. Mr. Greer was a longtime member of the New London Baptist Church where he served the church as a custodian and in many other ways as well. Most importantly, he loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was the neighborhood ‘grandpa’.
Mr. Greer is survived by his children, Janet Barker (fiancée John R. Porter), Joyce Rivera (Roberto), Jenny Taylor (Robert Stoker), James Greer, Jr. (Dorothy), Janice Perry (Keith Brown), Julie Taylor (Douglas) and Dana Evans (Mike); 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and his sister, Lullabell Horne. Mr. Greer is preceded in death by his daughter Mary Lou who died in 1959.
Friends will be received on Friday, June 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the New London Baptist Church, 226 Pennock Bridge Road, West Grove, PA 19390 where services will begin at 11. The interment will follow in Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square. Contributions may be made in Mr. Greer’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements by the Kuzo Funeral Home, Kennett Square; please visit Mr. Greer’s online memorial by going to www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com.
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