Blanche Reed

Blanche Greene Reed, age 83, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was a daughter of the late Robert Taylor and Dorsey Fisher Greene. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Fairis Reed, who died in 2004; three sisters, Hazel Johnson, Ullah Rogers and Artie Yarbrough; and three brothers, Boyce, Carl and Raymond Greene. Blanche was a member of Crestview Baptist Church and she liked making crafts, gardening and upholstery. She had a special interest in genealogy and researching her family tree. She is survived by a son, Michael Greene and his wife, Deanna, of Waynesville; a daughter, Sharon Bryson and her husband, Roy, of Canton; one sister, Opal Mann and her husband, Clayton, of Asheville; one brother, Luther Greene of Canton; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and her special caregivers. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2009 at Crestview Baptist Church with Reverend Dean Clontz officiating. Burial will follow at Bon-A-Venture Cemetery on Old Clyde Road. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Crestview Baptist Church, 3258 Pisgah Drive, Canton, NC 28716 or to Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospice, 560 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, NC 28721.

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