Gertrude Johnson Greer
Published 5:00 am Thursday, June 2, 2005
Gertrude Johnson Greer has died of a stroke at the age of 83 inMission Viejo, Calif.
She was born in King of Prussia, Penn., on Sept. 28, 1921, toDorothy Titus Johnson and Herman Candler Johnson.
In 1945 she was married in Orlando, Fla., to Randall VaughnGreer, of Ruth, Miss. They served in ministry together in SouthernBaptist Churches until his death in 2003. Their ministry spannedthe states of Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina and SouthCarolina. Mrs. Greer was very active in the Women’s MissionaryUnion, involved in church music, a Sunday school teacher, leaderand speaker for many mission programs.
Mrs. Greer is survived by a daughter, Mrs. David (Tommye)Swenson, of Newport Beach, Calif.; and three grandchildren,Alexandra Candler Trippe, of Pasadena, Calif., Gabrielle WoodlingTrippe, of New York, N.Y., and William Micah Trippe, of New York,N.Y.
Memorial services will be held on June 3, 2005, at 3 p.m. at ElToro Baptist Church in Mission Viejo, Calif.
The family requests that memorials be given to the ParaguayBaptist Medical Center Foundation, 4101 West Green Oaks Blvd.,Suite 305 No. 175, Arlington, TX 76016.