Ruth W. Greer

April 24, 1952 - February 10, 2017

Ruth W. Greer, 64, of Abingdon, Virginia passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Grayson County VA on April 24, 1952, a daughter of the late Jacob Wingler and Effie Hamm Wingler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Ann Blevins; and two brothers, Edsel Wingler and Darrell Wingler. She had lived in Abingdon, VA since 2011. She had worked at Levi Strauss and Timberland Shoe Factory in Mountain City, TN and later at United Chemi-Con in Lansing, NC and then at Gates Corporation in Jefferson, NC. She was a member of Green Cove Baptist Church. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Anita Pennington of Whitetop, VA; two sisters, Eula Blevins of Abingdon, VA, and Stella Greer of Whitetop, VA; two brothers, Walter Wingler and his wife, Shirley, of Whitetop, VA, and John Wingler of Whitetop, VA; a very special granddaughter, Jaylee Phipps; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM Friday, February 17, 2017 at Green Cove Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM Friday at the church with Pastor Timmy Barr and Pastor David Lyalls officiating. The committal service and interment will follow in the Wingler Family Cemetery, Whitetop, VA. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary Pallbearers will be Larry Greer, Ryan Arnold, and Ronald Blevins, Jr.